Colorado Real Estate, Zoning, & Land Use
For decades Bailey & Peterson, P.C. has been involved with some of the larger and more sophisticated real estate transactions in Colorado. Our clients choose us because they know that we understand their objectives and offer them clear advice and expertise in a wide variety of real estate transactions. Our attorneys represent clients on a broad spectrum of real estate issues, including the following:
Land Acquisition
Development & Construction
Private and/or Public Finance
Lending & Commercial Foreclosures
Mixed-Use, Condominiums & Planned Communities
Boundary Disputes
Leasing & Sales
Natural Resources & Water Law
Zoning and Land Use
The real estate practice has broad experience in the development and the application of local land use regulations. Through the experience of representing developers in major Colorado resort areas, including Vail, Aspen, Steamboat and Crested Butte, and through the experience of providing legal service to governments of counties, towns and special district as described in the Municipal and Government section, the firm's lawyers can provide advice on a wide range of planning and zoning issues.
The real estate practice has a broad range of experience representing clients before planning and zoning commissions, boards of adjustment, design review boards, and town councils and boards of county commissioners on matters relating to land use, including planned unit developments, zoning, urban renewal, and minerals extraction.
Reported Cases: Real Property and Zoning
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Lodge Tower Condominium Assoc. v. Lodge Properties, Inc., 85 F.3d 476 (10th Cir. 1996) (Federal Land Policy Management Act; National Environmental Act; Administrative Procedures Act).
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Franklin Bank, N.A. v. Bowling, 74 P.3d 308 (Colo. 2003) (Notice of recording in real estate records).
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Lodge Tower Condominium Assoc. v. Lodge Properties, Inc., 880 F. Supp. 1370 (D. Colo. 1995) (Federal Land Policy Management Act; National Environmental Act; Administrative Procedures Act).
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Spiker v. City of Lakewood, 603 P.2d 130 (Colo. 1979) (Validity of zoning ordinance providing for automatic rezoning).
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Wells v. Lodge Properties, Inc., 976 P.2d 321 (Colo. App. 1998) (Standing to challenge zoning and interpretation of zoning ordinance).
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Cottonwood Hill, Inc. v. Ansay, 709 P.2d 62 (Colo. App. 1985) (Property valuation; landlord/tenant).
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Seaman v. City Council of Littleton, 537 P.2d 1084 (Colo. App. 1975) (Validity of rezoning action).
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Ragen v. United States, 494 P.2d 141 (Colo. App. 1971) (Premises liability).