Civil Disputes

Specific performance is a remedy that a court may give in a breach of contract action. The court orders the breaching party to comply with the contract. In a real property dispute, this may require the breaching party to sell…

Eminent domain gives the government the power to take private property and use it for a public purpose. The most important limitation on this power is that the landowner must receive just compensation for this taking.  If you are facing…

More and more, residents who are a part of common-interest-developments come asking about their rights and remedies available to them when their homeowner’s association amends their declaration. Homeowner’s associations are organizations in a subdivision, planned community, or condominium that makes…

Homeowner’s associations are designed to manage and maintain your neighborhood.  Usually the rules and regulations of the HOA are laid out in what is known as the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs).  The CC&Rs often contain methods for…

Are you a landlord that needs to evict tenants from your property? In North Carolina, the law protects tenants from being suddenly and immediately kicked out of a residence by their landlord. Landlords have specific procedures to follow and time…