One of the principal challenges of land use planning, especially in large cities such as Nashville, is harmonizing uses on adjacent plots. Very often, the uses on individual lots develops in different and frequently conflicting ways. Also, newer types of developments...

There are many different businesses that operate in Tennessee. These businesses produce many different products and provide many different services for the people that live here. These businesses do have something in common though and that is that they will need a...

Buying real estate can be stressful and exciting. The purchase can be more stressful when learning that a utility easement existed on the property. Utility easements grant utility companies the right to access a portion of a property owners to set up lines and do...

Acquiring new property is usually a cause for celebration, but it can become stressful if other parties also make claims to the property. After all, it may have taken years of scrupulous financial maneuvering to make that property acquisition possible. How do you...

Commercial real estate executives are most likely looking at the last six months and the losses they have incurred and also looking at the next six months to figure out how much more they are set to lose. When asked to point to the current and emerging issues...

If you watch the news lately, you will have seen the dozens of stories of real estate developers thwarted by the economic downturn. Many property owners know to pay attention to the economic conditions that will affect property development. Fewer think about the legal...

If this is your first time purchasing commercial real estate, it is important to understand how and why it is different from a residential real estate purchase. While some elements of the process are similar, there are a few major differences that you should be aware...

Often, real estate disputes involve people who are not very close to each other. However, some of these disputes involve people who are very close, such as disagreements that arise between friends, family members and business partners. Our law office recognizes that...

Commercial leases are filled with "legalese" due to the nature of the contracts. Before business owners sign this type of document, they need to have a fair idea of what the clauses in the Tennessee lease contract are, and what rights and responsibilities belong to...