Practice Areas

Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC: Cedar Rapids

115 3rd Street SE, Suite 1200
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401-1266

Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC has a comprehensive real estate practice. The lawyers in our real estate group regularly advise clients regarding commercial and residential purchase and sale transactions, commercial and residential leases, farm transactions, title claims, easements, zoning and platting issues, condominium and other developments, condemnation proceedings, tax-deferred like-kind exchanges, the regulation of real estate brokers, real estate litigation, and property tax assessment disputes. Our clients include mortgage lenders, developers, real estate brokers, property managers, utility companies, landlords, tenants, title insurance companies, other businesses, cities, schools, nonprofit organizations, and individuals.

Our services include all of the following:

Commercial, Farm and Residential Purchase Transactions

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating purchase agreements, including installment contracts.
• Examining abstracts and preparing title opinions.
• Reviewing and negotiating title insurance policies.
• Assisting with financing.
• Preparing and reviewing mortgage loan documentation.
• Preparing and reviewing closing documents.
• Handling closings.
• Organizing real estate auction sales.

Residential, Farm and Commercial Leasing

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating lease and management agreements.
• Counseling regarding landlord-tenant law.
• Advising regarding disputes between landlords and tenants and enforcing lease agreements.
  

Mortgage Lending (Finance & Financial Institutions)

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating mortgage and loan agreements.
• Counseling regarding the enforcement of mortgages and other security agreements.
• Litigating to enforce mortgages and other security agreements.
• Purchasing and negotiating title insurance policies.
  

Condominiums

• Drafting condominium declarations and condominium association articles and bylaws.
• Converting apartment buildings into condominiums.
• Subdividing condominium units.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating purchase agreements for residential and commercial condominium units.
• Reviewing and counseling regarding condominium declarations and condominium association articles and bylaws.
  

Title Claim Resolution

• Reviewing and advising regarding title defects.
• Resolving title defects by reforming mortgages, negotiating settlements and subordinations, and performing other services.
  

Property Tax Assessment Disputes

• Advising regarding property tax assessments.
• Appealing property tax assessments.
  

Land Use Regulation and Real Estate Development

• Advising regarding zoning, platting and other land use regulations.
• Representing clients at hearings regarding zoning, platting and land use issues.
• Drafting and reviewing development agreements.
• Drafting and reviewing plat documents.
  

Energy (Renewable Energy)

• Advising regarding wind easement agreements and other utility easements.
• Advising regarding land use issues applicable to energy facilities.
• Advising regarding security interests in ethanol manufacturing facilities.
  

Real Estate Litigation

• Foreclosing on mortgages. (Banking Litigation)
• Litigating to enforce lease agreements.
• Appealing property tax assessments.
• Filing and foreclosing various types of liens.
• Forfeiting real estate installment contracts.