Stanley & Stanley

We offer quality legal counsel and representation to contractors, architects, engineers, builders, owners and all other parties involved in construction projects.

Construction of both residential and commercial buildings can involve numerous legal issues, including construction-related disputes. When you are faced with construction related legal issues, you need the assistance of the experienced attorneys at Stanley & Stanley.

Zoning laws or ordinances are controls on what a property owner can do with his or her land. While the nature of zoning restrictions vary from city to city, the most common type of zoning law restricts certain types of businesses to certain areas, and will limit other areas to strictly residential uses. Some cities have very strict, and wide-ranging zoning laws: not only are certain areas limited to residential use, but homeowners must keep fences below a certain height, they may not keep certain pets, or they may not park certain vehicles on the street in front of their homes. In some extreme cases, the courts have held that zoning laws are so restrictive as to amount to a "taking" of the owner's property, allowing the owner to make a claim for compensation form the governmental authority that made the zoning law.