Multifamily Housing
As demand for multifamily housing projects and mixed-use developments continues to grow across the United States, securing experienced legal counsel to manage risks and help maximize revenues is critical for your success. At Holland & Knight, our Multifamily Housing Team has the broad experience and know-how to support all of your multifamily housing concerns.
Offering a Full Scope of Services
Whether you are an owner, operator or manager of apartments or a developer, owner or association of condominiums, the Multifamily Housing Team at Holland & Knight is committed to your success. Our comprehensive approach covers a wide range of services.
Our services for apartment communities include:
- spearheading the acquisition, disposition and financing of individual properties and portfolios of apartments
- managing design and property operations issues
- developing revenue enhancement opportunities
- managing fair housing compliance matters
Our services for condominium projects include:
- preparation of declarations, bylaws, registrations, public offering statements and sales contracts
- negotiation of documents and processing plats and plans with governmental agencies
- participating in the organization of condominium associations
- representing developers in litigation
Crafting Revenue Enhancement Opportunities
Today more than ever, multifamily housing developers, owners and management companies are faced with multiple opportunities to increase property revenues. Our team of dedicated multifamily housing attorneys works with you to manage and build earnings. We offer guidance on supplemental income opportunities such as building and operating – or partnering with suppliers for – in-demand telecommunications and cable services. We also assist in the development of “standard contracts” or “master” contract terms for vendor agreements to control operating costs.
Minimizing Risk Through Compliance
Solid counsel on policies and compliance issues surrounding fair housing law, accessible construction and design, and other regulations and licensing allows multifamily housing owners and operators to protect their assets. Our team offers:
- support for compliance with the Fair Housing Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act and state and local fair housing laws
- representation before federal, state and local administrative agencies and federal and state courts on complex fair housing and disability claims
- guidance on state licensing and regulatory compliance issues, as well as assistance in responding to related state investigations
- counsel on lead-based paint liability issues, including potential liability of third parties and current regulatory requirements under EPA and HUD rules
Providing Comprehensive Industry Experience
We draw from a broad base of industry knowledge to respond to your multifamily housing matters. Our team has extensive experience in all phases of domestic and international construction and design projects. Additionally, we understand and have experience in development of affordable multifamily housing.