Real Estate Attorneys in Houston can help in very critical areas related to home ownership and investment. As a licensed real estate broker, Hector Chavana Jr. had more than a decade of experience in real estate sales before he became a Real Estate Lawyer. His work regarding home builder’s warranties has been published by the Consumer and Commercial Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. Hector Chavana Sr. has been practicing law since 1981, and many of those years were dedicated to real estate. Real estate issues can range from simple transfers of ownership to complex issues related to disputes over ownership or possession. Hector Chavana Jr. is a Spanish-speaking bilingual attorney, and can be reached at 713-979-2941.
The Chavanas have a unique mix of legal academic excellence and practical experience to make them the right real estate lawyers for you. Clients often hire attorneys to fix issues that could have been solved more cost-effectively by proper drafting, and procedure.
As one example, case law recognizes that buyers can waive certain notices before a foreclosure. Many deeds of trust include certain language that may effectively waive certain foreclosure notices on some transactions. Sellers may wish to take advantage of this possibility, and buyers often wish to avoid these waivers.
However, this is only one of many contractual items that buyers and sellers would be better of negotiating at the beginning of the transaction. The Chavanas can help identify issues that can remain hidden to real estate investors and consumers, and can help you to negotiate for a better position if a dispute arises. If a dispute already exists, the Chavanas’ decades of experience will help you resolve your problem in a cost-effective way. Hector Jr. and Hector Sr. are both fluent Spanish speakers, and can help negotiate and close transactions in both English and Spanish.
As the home page indicates, the lawyers work separately, but are sometimes hired together or can be associated to your case for different aspects of the case.
Real Estate Law encompasses various branches of law. At old common law, real estate law was controlled almost exclusively by the common law of property. However, modern courts look at real estate law through the lens of contract law and pertinent statutes. As a result, a Houston real estate lawyer can analyze: