Penn Law Firm’s principal attorney, Brien M. Penn, has extensive experience in the area of real estate law and real estate litigation. Mr. Penn represents parties in litigation involving real estate matters, business disputes, and other issues. Mr. Penn has a track record of success in the field of litigation in both federal and state courts in Maryland.
Real Estate Disputes
One of our primary practice areas is in the field of real estate litigation and property disputes. Mr. Penn has extensive experience and legal expertise in real estate and property law, including things title disputes, quiet title actions, lien priorities, mortgages, landlord tenant issues, and real estate sale transactions. Mr. Penn previously worked as an in-house attorney for Old Republic National Title Insurance Company, one of the largest real estate title insurers in the U.S. In that role, Mr. Penn handled title insurance claims and title litigation involving all types of real property issues and problems.
Mr. Penn has successfully resolved hundreds of real estate matters for clients over the years, including those that involved litigation. He has won success for mortgage company clients in lien priority litigation to establish the priority of their lien over that of competing mortgage holders. Mr. Penn has also defended mortgage company and title company clients in lawsuits involving allegations of consumer finance violations, wrongful foreclosure, and other issues.
Mr. Penn has had similar success representing individuals in real estate litigation. He has handled cases involving disputed ownership interests in property, real estate sale and purchase contracts, adverse possession, foreclosures, short sales, and many other issues. Mr. Penn also frequently represents landlords and property managers in disputes involving tenants and other issues related to rental properties.
Buyer / Seller Disputes
Buying and selling real estate is often the biggest financial transaction most people will engage in during their lifetime. The amount of money involved in a buying a house is very significant, so there is a lot at stake on both sides. Mr. Penn extensive experience helping buyers, sellers, and agents, resolve disputes involving real estate sales and financing. Learn more about lawsuits for breach of real estate sale contracts.
Title Litigation
Mr. Penn often represents title insurance companies and their insureds in title curative litigation and lien priority matters. Most of this work involves representing mortgage holders under lender’s title insurance policies that insure that they have a valid, first-position secured lien on certain property. Mistakes and errors during the closing process can often result in problems with a mortgage lien that need to be cured in order for the lender to foreclose. As a former in-house counsel at Old Republic National Title Insurance Company, Mr. Penn has significant first-hand experience and expertise when it comes to handling these situations with and without litigation.
Lien Priority Disputes
Mr. Penn has extensive experience and expertise in the field of lien priority disputes. He has represented mortgage lenders, loan servicers, and title insurance companies in a number of cases seeking to establish lien priorities.
Mechanic’s Liens
When a contractor does work or supplies materials on a project and the property owner fails to make payment, the contractor can get a mechanic’s lien on on the property to secure payment. A mechanic’s lien gives the contractor the ability to force a sale of the property to recovery payment. Our real estate attorneys can assist contractors in obtaining mechanic’s liens in Maryland. Learn more about Maryland mechanic’s liens.
Landlord Tenant Disputes
Disputes between landlords and tenants are very common and can often result in litigation. Mr. Penn has a track record of delivering effective results to clients in both residential and commercial tenancy disputes both in and out of court. We provide clients with effective, cost efficient representation in landlord tenant litigation.
Construction / Contractor Disputes
Things go wrong on a regular basis when it comes to real estate construction, remodeling, and renovation work. Mr. Penn has represented both contractors and property owners in these types of contractual disputes.
Adverse Possession
The law of adverse possession gives individuals the right to establish equitable ownership to land or real estate if they have exclusively used and occupied the property for a long period of time (20 years in Maryland) without being removed by the record owner. Mr. Penn has handled numerous adverse possession cases, representing both record owners and individuals asserting title based on adverse possession. Learn more about adverse possession lawsuits.
Partition Sales
A partition sale is a legal process by which a joint owner of real property can get a court to force a sale of that property when the other co-owners are not willing to sell voluntarily. Learn more about Maryland partition sale cases.
Sample Forms & Pleadings
Check out our collection of sample forms and pleadings for real estate litigation matters. This includes quiet title complaints, petitions, and more. Sample Real Estate Forms & Pleadings
Real Estate Legal Services
Penn Law Firm provides a full range of transactional real estate services to clients. This includes drafting, executing, and recording deeds for real property transfers; drafting and recording lien instruments securing loans or other obligations; drafting and recording easements; drafting and negotiating sale contracts; and many other types of property transactions.