Housing and Community Development

We provide end-to-end support across development life cycles—planning, site control, entitlement, financing, construction, lease-up, compliance, and disposition—so that clients can move efficiently from concept to final project. Our approach integrates financing program know-how with pragmatic real estate, regulatory, and governance counsel, enabling timely, compliant execution on mission-critical projects.

• Acquisition Development and Redevelopment of Affordable Housing: We structure, negotiate, and close acquisitions, developments and redevelopments, with a focus on funding program constraints, diligence on regulatory agreements, and seamless transitions for property management and compliance.
• Eminent Domain: We advise public entities and partners on takings strategy, valuation, procedure, and settlement to support redevelopment and infrastructure aligned with community development plans.
• Florida Ethics Law Issues: We counsel boards, executives, and staff on ethics compliance to mitigate conflicts, ensure transparency, and safeguard program integrity.
• Florida Government-in-the-Sunshine and Public Records Laws: We help clients structure meetings and records practices to meet open government requirements while maintaining efficient governance.
• Florida Public Official Conflict of Interest Laws: We provide clear, practical guidance on identification, disclosure, and mitigation of conflicts to maintain compliance and public trust.
• Florida Public Procurement Laws and Processes: We design and implement compliant solicitations, evaluations, and awards, and defend procurement decisions to keep projects on track.
• Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Application and Use: We support LIHTC applications and transactions, aligning deal terms, partnership structures, and closing checklists with program rules and investor expectations.
• Multifamily Property Acquisition, Management and Sale: We handle buy-sell transactions and operational transitions, with attention to regulatory agreements, Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contracts, and long-term compliance obligations.
• Public Housing Resident and Section 8 Program Issues: We advise on policy, compliance, and dispute resolution to preserve benefits, protect resident rights, and meet HUD requirements.
• Real Property Acquisition and Disposition: We plan and execute site control, assemblage, and dispositions that align with funding timelines and development objectives.
• Title Issues Relative to Governmental Entities and Related Not-For-Profits: We clear complex title and easement matters unique to public and quasi-public ownership and financing structures.
• Traditional and Structured Financing Products, Including Tax-Exempt Financing: We negotiate and close bond, credit, and layered capital stacks for mixed-finance projects, coordinating among authorities, lenders, and investors.

We unite public finance proficiency, housing authority general counsel experience, and hands‑on execution in mixed‑finance and HUD‑related projects to deliver affordable housing and community outcomes that are feasible, compliant, and durable—backed by a track record of advising Florida housing authorities, national housing agencies, and mission‑driven nonprofits across acquisitions, financings, governance, and complex real estate transactions. Start a conversation with our Housing & Development attorneys today before you make the next critical decisions in your project.