Lawyers for Real Estate Investors

OUr Approach

Legal Counsel Built Around How Investment Property Actually Works

Owning investment property means managing legal exposure on several fronts at once: the leases that produce the income, the entities that hold the assets, the co-owners who share the investment, and the claims that arrive because your name is on the title. Villasenor Law Offices advises property investors and landlords on all of it, with the litigation capability to step in when a dispute turns serious.

This practice serves commercial and investment property owners. We do not typically handle residential landlord-tenant matters.

Our Services

How We Help Property Owners

Commercial lease drafting, negotiation, and enforcement

Entity structuring for property holdings, including multi-entity planning

LLC member and co-investor disputes, including mismanagement and breach of fiduciary duty claims

Defense of property owners against liability claims arising from tenant operations

Trespass, possession, and title disputes

CAM charges and operating expense issues

Purchase and sale of investment property

Representative Matters

Results That Speak for Themselves

A sample of the outcomes we've secured for business clients across San Diego County.

Default Judgment in a Trespass Action

Won a default judgment for a commercial property owner in a trespass and right of possession action, then negotiated a settlement in excess of $100,000.

Wrongful Death Defense for a Property Investor

Defending a property investment company against a wrongful death claim arising at a tenant’s assisted living facility, on the ground that a landlord bears no responsibility for a tenant’s operations.

Alter Ego Defense for a Property Owner

Defending a property owner against alter ego claims tied to a tenant’s labor law judgments exceeding $1.5 million.

Fiduciary Duty Claims for Resort Co-Owners

Representing LLC members who own a resort property against managing members for mismanagement and breach of fiduciary duty.

Enforcing an LLC Member’s Rights

Representing an LLC member asserting rights against members and a manager for delay and mismanagement.

Lease and CAM Counsel for an Investment Company

Advising a real estate investment company on ongoing commercial lease and CAM charge issues.

Real Estate Counsel for a Los Angeles Hotel

Advising a boutique hotel in Los Angeles with ongoing commercial real estate issues.

Office Building Buyout for a Surviving Spouse

Represented LLC member’s wife after death of husband and buyout of husband’s interest in commercial office building.

FAQs

Questions Clients Often Ask

Answers to the questions business owners raise most often about this work.

Counsel can assist with commercial lease drafting and enforcement, entity structuring for property holdings, multi-entity planning, purchase and sale transactions, CAM and operating expense issues, title and possession disputes, and liability claims connected to tenant operations.

Yes. Villasenor Law Offices handles disputes among LLC members and co-investors, including claims involving mismanagement, delay, breach of fiduciary duty, and the rights of members or managers in entities that own commercial or investment property.

The real estate investor and landlord practice is focused on commercial and investment property. The firm does not typically handle residential landlord-tenant matters.

When Your Business Needs Answers

A deal with a deadline, a demand letter, a partner or vendor dispute. Tell us what’s happening, and we’ll help you understand your options and your next move.

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Legal Counsel for Real Estate Investors & Landlords