Practice Area Overview

Real Estate Law

Favaro, Lavezzo, Gill, Caretti & Heppell, P.C.

Insightful Representation • Individual Legal Solutions

At Favaro, Lavezzo, Gill, Caretti & Heppell, P.C., we provide adept real estate representation for commercial and residential clients throughout the entire North Bay region from our offices located in Fairfield and Vallejo.

Real estate lawyers with extensive experience in all aspects of sales, leasing, and development, we also have an exceptional foundation in representation of clients before local planning commissions, city councils, municipal entities, regional boards, and state agencies. With our knowledge of the region and California property law and our background in developer assistance, Favaro, Lavezzo, Gill, Caretti & Heppell offers real value in any property transaction or dispute:

• commercial development
• housing projects
• industrial purchases and sales
• negotiation, drafting, and review of commercial leases
• land use and zoning
• CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) and other environmental issues
• eminent domain and condemnation
• compliance with local ordinances
• construction defects
• construction contracts/breach of contract litigation
• landlord-tenant issues
• evictions and unlawful detainer
• mortgages and loan agreements
• Prop. 13 real estate assessment issues/tax minimization
• Boundary (fence) disputes and encroachments
• Easements

We know that the best legal counsel is the advice that prevents future problems. For example, many of our clients who previously handled their own commercial real estate leases are now more than happy to hire us to negotiate their lease agreements. Why?

For one thing, charges to build up capital maintenance accounts and other background fees trap lessees with costly, unanticipated liability and reduce profitability. We research and illuminate hidden costs that drive your effective lease rate higher than expected.

Whether you are planning a commercial or residential development in Benicia or want to lease 1,000 square feet of retail space in Vallejo, a real estate lawyer from Favaro, Lavezzo, Gill, Caretti & Heppell offers real value. Contact us for a consultation.

With offices in Fairfield and Vallejo, the real estate law attorneys, land use & zoning lawyers of Favaro, Lavezzo, Gill, Caretti & Heppell, P.C., represent California clients throughout the North Bay and Napa Valley in communities such as Sonoma, Napa, Yountville, American Canyon, Benicia, Crockett, Hercules, Rodeo, Martinez, Concord, Richmond, Winters, Vacaville, Dixon, Rio Vista, and Suisun City.

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