Services for particular clients
Community Land Trusts
I provide project counsel to community land trusts on the following matters:
development support for new build projects like limited equity housing cooperatives and ADU projects;
arrangement choice between limited equity housing cooperatives, limited equity condos, resident-owned nonprofits, resident-managed nonprofits, tenancy in common, and more;
agreement drafting for bylaws, ground leases, master leases, LEHC projects, limited equity condo projects, resident-owned nonprofit projects, and more;
regulatory agreement review and negotiation for city-subsidy programs.
Friends and Family Cobuying Groups
I routinely advise groups of friends and multigenerational family groups on co-buying in California. Advice includes:
development support issues related to building friend and family compounds;
arrangement choice memos covering initial ownership structures and subsequent ownership structures, and
agreement drafting for the arrangement of your choice.
I maintain relationships with mortgage brokers, architects, and real estate technology companies like LiveNearFriends to help you obtain financing, find properties, put building plans together, and get across the finish line.
Commercial Coliving Operators
I advise commercial coliving companies seeking to enter California or expand into specific cities like San Francisco or Los Angeles. Advice includes:
development support issues like adding ADUs for communal space, retrofitting commercial properties, and more;
landlord-tenant law advice as it relates to coliving membership agreements;
fitting within California’s functional family framework for dwelling unit occupancy;
local zoning law compliance for buying group housing properties, for complying with local coliving ordinances, and more.
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