Practice Areas
Property Rights
Moving property rights law forward
Your home is your castle – except when outside forces disrupt your peace or threaten your finances. An overbearing homeowners association proposes exorbitant fees, or a government agency tries to take property through eminent domain without paying what the land is worth. Problems crop up with neighborhood zoning issues or discriminatory landlords.
No matter the issue involving your home and your property rights – whether it’s land you own or a house or apartment you lease – the attorneys at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel have the legal know-how to help you resolve the conflict.
Burnette Shutt & McDaniel founding partner Kathleen McDaniel has spent decades protecting the rights or property owners. She offers clients a unique skillset that combines legal experience and government service. With bachelor’s and master’s degrees in scientific fields, she quickly grasps the intricacies and details often involved in zoning, environmental permitting, or stormwater issues.
Burnette Shutt & McDaniel attorneys can represent clients in any type of land-use and zoning case. They’ve worked with property owners who want to expand a business or develop land. They’ve also represented people opposed to projects that would disrupt their lives or harm the environment..
Burnette Shutt & McDaniel also has experience in helping property owners get fair compensation for their land when a government agency wants to take it by eminent domain. Sometimes simply negotiating with the agency leads to a better offer. In others, it’s necessary for the condemnation to proceed in court.. Burnette Shutt & McDaniel eminent domain attorneys can guide clients through deciding which option is best for them.
And in the modern era when homeowners associations and condominium owners associations often have as much power as any government agency, Burnette Shutt & McDaniel helps residents fight overcharges and overly burdensome regulations.
Burnette Shutt & McDaniel also represents people in cases involving discrimination in housing or other public accommodations, such as hotels, inns or short-term vacation rentals.
