Overview On July 25, 2024, the Washington Supreme Court held in Suarez v. State that an employer denying an employee’s…

The Real Estate Development and Land Use Practice Group at Karr Tuttle Campbell is a part of the firm’s Business and Finance Department. The group has a comprehensive background of representing owners, lenders, borrowers, investors, developers, contractors, brokers, property managers, title insurers, escrow agents, municipalities and syndicators in every segment of the real estate industry. Our experience extends to all aspects of federal, state, local and private land use regulation, including compliance with controlling regulations such as the Growth Management Act and implementing regulatory schemes.
Our attorneys routinely assist clients in matters such as master site planning, environmental review, permit processing, subdivisions and zoning restrictions, and the negotiation of project mitigation and permit conditioning. Lawyers of our Real Estate Development and Land Use Practice Group are familiar with site remediation, construction-related contracting and dispute resolution, cell and telecommunications tower siting and regulation and in the public and private financing of real estate development projects. Our real estate clients range from personal investors to large, multinational corporations.
Representing our clients’ interests frequently involves handling landlord/tenant issues such as lease negotiation, as well as the resolution of landlord/tenant disputes and, where necessary, the prosecution or defense of unlawful detainer actions, and the initiation or defense of collection actions against guarantors. Our attorneys also have particular experience in buying and selling real properties out of bankruptcy. We have represented real estate developers in workouts and Chapter 11 reorganizations, many of which require addressing financing, title issues and a variety of related problems.
Lawyers in the Real Estate Development and Land Use Group are well-grounded in environmental law and issues involving hazardous materials and weather-related property damage. The resources of other practice groups within the firm are available to our real estate clients in the event that foreclosure, loan workout, lender liability, eminent domain, inverse condemnation or other litigation concerns should arise.