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Real estate development and land use law in Florida is among the most comprehensive and complex in the United States. Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed clients receive expertise that involves more than just an understanding of the law. Our land use attorneys frequently assist with documentation of complex project approvals and development agreements. Clients also benefit from years of experience and knowledge in:
- Local politics
- The history of Florida’s development and growth
- Political and governmental priorities
- How the regulations are actually interpreted and applied
Firm clients are served with a high level of expertise in the area of real estate development and land use regulation which is truly unparalleled in Central Florida. Legal services include:
- Developments of regional impact (DRI)
- Comprehensive growth management plan amendments
- Concurrency and consistency
- Annexation
- Development agreements
- Impact fee and impact fee credit work
- Vested rights
- Tax increment financing, community development districts and other public financing
- Platting and subdivisions
- Conccurrency management system analysis
- Zoning matters (rezoning, variances, special exceptions, conditional uses, planned developments)
Clients benefit from the firm's solid credibility and sound relationships with local land use planning authorities including government officials and the development community. Clients also enjoy our attorneys' excellent working relationships with other development and land use consultants in Central Florida - planners, engineers, environmental consultants, transportation consultants, architects, and economic consultants. We are proud to provide our clients with not only a maximum depth of experience but our attorneys also bring a strong work ethic, as well as creativity, to the table for solving land use and development issues.
Specific Experience:
Governmental Lobbying
Mitigation of Environmentally Sensitive Land Issues
Land Use Litigation
Specific Opportunities/Issues Handling:
Tax and Other Governmental Development Incentive Programs
Historic Preservation Requirements
Environmental Issues Involving Permitting and Compliance at a local, state and federal level
From the point that a development is conceived, and continuing throughout the agency approvals, environmental permitting, subdivision approvals, infrastructure financing, special district matters, public utilities concerns, and construction, the firm offers a team of experts that enable the client to steer clear of delays and denials and “make the project happen.”
From pre-development planning, formation of joint ventures, partnerships and limited liability business arrangements, creation of planned unit developments, subdivisions, annexations, land use entitlements, condominium regimes, public-private infrastructure projects and vertical construction, our lawyers focus on every aspect of land use planning and development.
Our experience in all types of development projects is extensive. The practice often commences its representation when the project is a concept proposed for vacant land, without any permits or approvals. Often, we see the project develop through to the issuance of its building permits and certificates of occupancy. The attorneys in the Land Use, Zoning and Land Development practice are intimately familiar with all aspects of permitting.
Attorneys in the practice are also experienced at handling matters involving permitting for a diverse number of projects and activities, such as developments in wetlands, utility plants, landfills, resource recovery facilities and biomedical waste facilities, and the enforcement of environmental regulations by local, state and federal governmental agencies. In addition, the practice has litigation expertise and maintains extensive experience in administrative and civil litigation in state and federal tribunals, at both the trial and the appellate levels, on behalf of clients facing potential liability for environmental and zoning issues.