Attorneys for Community Banks & Commercial Real Estate Clients
Serving Commercial Real Estate Clients in Michigan and Community Association Banks Nationwide
Practical Commercial Real Estate Attorneys
Real estate matters involving commercial properties, lending, and condominium development require legal strategies that account for title, zoning, financing terms, regulatory compliance, and transaction risk. Careful legal due diligence and proper documentation are critical in any real estate transaction.
Our role is to help commercial real estate clients approach matters in a way that is:
Strategic and transaction-focused
Designed to reduce risk and avoid future disputes
Aligned with lender, investor, and regulatory requirements
Practical real-world advice for purchases, sales, and leasing of commercial real estate
Hirzel Law represents commercial real estate clients in Michigan and represents community association banks nationwide.
Commercial Real Estate Matters We Handle
Hirzel Law advises clients on commercial real estate and development matters, including:
- Acquisition, sale, and financing of commercial real estate
- Conducting due diligence in land acquisitions
- Condominium development, conversion condominiums, condominium deconversions, and condominium terminations
- Drafting applications for zoning changes and conditional rezoning
- Drafting and reviewing real estate purchase agreements and related transactional documents
- Review and enforcement of restrictive covenants and land use restrictions
- Title issues, boundary disputes, easements, and access rights
- Commercial leasing matters, including letters of intent and lease negotiations
- Enforcement actions involving possession, eviction, or unauthorized occupancy
- Real estate disputes involving lenders, investors, or successor owners
Community Association Banking Legal Services
Representing Community Association Banks Nationwide
Hirzel Law represents community association banks and institutional lenders across the United States. Our role is to prepare and document community association loans in compliance with governing documents and applicable law.
We primarily represent lenders on a flat-fee, per-loan basis, allowing banks in the community association industry to document loans to condominium associations, homeowners associations, and other common-interest community associations efficiently and consistently.
Our Community Association Banking Services Include:
- Drafting and reviewing community association loan documents
- Verifying borrowing authority under governing documents and statutes
- Confirming required owner or board approval thresholds for loans
- Ensuring proper board resolutions and corporate action authorizing the loan
- Drafting loan agreements, promissory notes, and security documents
- Preparing assignments of assessment income or other HOA assets as collateral
- Drafting and filing UCC financing statements
- Coordinating execution and closing with boards and management companies
We understand the unique aspects of community association lending, including assessment-based collateral, governance approval requirements, and statutory limitations. Our goal is to help lenders close loans efficiently at fixed costs while ensuring loan documents are valid, enforceable, and properly authorized.
Land Use, Zoning & Development Support
Hirzel Law assists commercial real estate clients with land use and zoning matters related to development and redevelopment, including:
- Zoning compliance and ordinance interpretation
- Variances, special use approvals, and site plan review
- Requests for rezoning and conditional rezoning
- Representation at planning commission meetings, zoning appeals, and city council meetings
- Subdivision, condominium, and common interest community development issues
- Coordination with municipalities and regulatory bodies
- Resolving zoning and land use disputes when approvals are challenged
Our objective is to help commercial real estate clients navigate land use requirements efficiently while minimizing delays and legal exposure.
Commercial Real Estate Litigation
When commercial real estate disputes cannot be resolved through negotiation, Hirzel Law represents community associations, banks, and commercial real estate clients in litigation, including:
- Contract disputes involving real estate transactions
- Title disputes, quiet title actions, and ownership claims
- Boundary, easement, and access disputes
- Enforcement of restrictive covenants and use limitations
- Real estate-related claims involving lenders or commercial entities
- Zoning litigation related to improper municipal denials
We approach commercial real estate litigation strategically, focusing on protecting the client’s investment and resolving disputes efficiently.
Why Hirzel Law
Why Clients Choose Hirzel Law for Commercial Real Estate Matters
Hirzel Law is not a general consumer real estate firm. Our practice is focused on community associations, representing community association banks, and commercial real estate clients.
Our clients rely on us because we:
- Have represented over 2,000 clients on condominium and homeowners association issues
- Hirzel Law attorneys are recognized by Best Lawyers, Leading Lawyers, Michigan Lawyer’s Weekly, and Super Lawyers
- Hirzel Law is recognized as a Tier 1 Law firm in Real Estate Law by Best Lawyers
- Hirzel Law has been recognized as the Best Law Firm in Metro Detroit in the Detroit Free Press Best of the Best Awards
- Our attorneys serve in leadership positions in the Chicago Bar Association and the State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Section
- Our attorneys have been interviewed on real estate issues by CBS, CNBC, Fox News, Fox Business News, and NPR.
- Are responsive, results-oriented, and provide resources to educate our clients