Your Trusted Legal Partners for Florida Property
Navigating Florida’s vibrant real estate market requires strategic, sound legal guidance. Matthews & Matthews, LLP focuses our areas of practice on providing comprehensive legal services for every stage of your real estate vision—from complex land development and entitlements to efficient, secure title and closing. As your trusted Legal Partners, we bring vast experience to developers, investors, property owners, and lenders across the Emerald Coast.
Land Development & Land Use
We focus our areas of practice on guiding projects from acquisition and planning through final regulatory approval. Our team has vast experience appearing before local and state regulatory bodies across the region.
Commercial & Residential Development
We provide legal advice for commercial properties, single-family communities, condominiums, and all multi-family residential projects.
Development Orders & Agreements
This includes obtaining Development Agreements, Development Orders, Plats, Re-Plats, Land Use Variances, and other specific development matters.
Planning, Zoning, & Entitlements
We maintain crucial working relationships with government officials to help achieve all of your critical land-use objectives and project goals.
Environmental Permitting
We help obtain Wetland Use Permits and Submerged Land Leases, and ensure compliance with state and federal environmental agencies.
Regulatory Compliance
We provide sound legal counsel on the management of environmental liabilities and risks associated with any complex real estate transactions.
Restrictive Covenants & Designations
We guide developers and landowners through all restrictive covenants and advocate for changing existing land-use designations.
As a Registered Agent, Trusted & Verified by Secure Insight, the security and integrity of your financial transaction are paramount. We are committed to providing you with sound legal services, utilizing verified protocols to protect your documents and private information throughout the entire closing process.
Real Estate Litigation & Complex Disputes
When disputes arise, we are equipped to defend your interests, leveraging our vast experience in property litigation and resolving complex transactional issues.
Quiet Title Actions
We handle all matters involving quiet title actions to remove all “clouds” from real property and confirm legal ownership for our clients.
Boundary & Easement Disputes
We resolve complex boundary disagreements, clarify all rights of access, and manage property use in the form of easement rights.
Eminent Domain & Condemnation
We play an essential role in negotiating with the government authority to secure just compensation (fair market value) for your private property loss.
Deed Rescission and Reformation
We provide professional counsel on actions to terminate, cancel, or reform a defective deed due to issues like fraud or undue influence.
Private Property Rights Defense
We will fight for your private property rights if they have been infringed upon by the government, a private citizen, or a business entity.
Adverse Possession
Sound guidance regarding the technical statutory scheme for either acquiring or defending against property rights via adverse possession claims.
Who We Represent
- Developers
- Brokers
- Landowners
- Architects
- Construction Companies
- Lenders
- Banks
- Property Management Firms
- Major Tenants
- Government Authorities
Real Estate Litigation & Complex Disputes
When disputes arise, we are equipped to defend your interests, leveraging our vast experience in property litigation and resolving complex transactional issues.
Real Estate Closings & Transactions
We provide comprehensive closing services for both buyers and sellers, including the negotiation and preparation of Purchase and Sale Agreements.
Development Orders & Agreements
We are Legal Partners in the closing process, facilitating escrow services and utilizing the secure Qualia platform for fast, digital transactions.
Title Insurance
We are approved agents for major title companies, offering both owner’s and lender’s policies to protect against loss due to title defects or liens.
Commercial & Retail Leasing
We provide services related to leasing for landlords and tenants, including negotiation of operating leases, ground leases, and related easement agreements.
Real Estate Finance & Debt
Our services include representation in complex matters such as Loan Workouts, Distressed Assets and Distressed Debt, and Mortgage Foreclosure Defense.
Foreign Investment
We can guide you through the complex processes required for foreign investments and all related international real estate transactions.
Ad Valorem Value Adjustments
We are an essential part of the filing process for a formal petition with the Value Adjustment Board regarding your property’s value.
Florida Marketable Record Title Act (MRTA)
We provide professional guidance on this technical statutory scheme regarding clearing title defects that are over 30 years old.
Ready to Partner with Experienced Real Estate Attorneys?
Matthews & Matthews, LLP is your resource for professional legal services across the Florida Emerald Coast. We offer a holistic team approach to address the entirety of your legal goals.
Contact Destin Law
Much of the firm’s practice is in someway involved with real estate. It involves construction disputes, title disputes, boundary disputes, pre-construction contract disputes, and breach of contract claims on the litigation side. Real estate is the lifeblood of Florida’s panhandle and Destin Law is intricately involved in all its aspects. Contact Matthews & Matthews, LLP, today.
Remembering Our Past
At Matthews & Matthews, we remember what Northwest Florida was like in the past and have played a meaningful role alongside community leaders in shaping what it is today. As our region continues to grow, we remain committed to being the partner of choice—past, present, and future. Take a journey through time and rediscover our area’s rich history in photographs.