Real Estate & Construction/Lien Law

The Law Office of Auden L. Grumet, LLC

A substantial portion of my current practice is devoted to Construction and Real Estate law and litigation, with a particular emphasis on Materialmen and Mechanics' [contractor/subcontractor] Liens, Landlord-Tenant/Lease disputes (Evictions/Dispossessories) and Mortgage/Loan disputes [e.g. Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act ("RESPA"), Qualified Written Requests, Wrongful Foreclosure, Escrow Account disputes, Flood/Homeowner's Insurance disputes] and various other property related cases, claims and disputes.

I also handle Deed disputes, Property Line Disputes, Riparian (Water) Rights, Trespass, Slander of Title, Nuisances and virtually any other dispute or issue pertaining directly or indirectly to property, mortgages, lending, banking, credit, insurance, housing, leasing and land. I do NOT, however, handle closings or other real estate transactions that do not involve a problem or dispute of some kind with another entity or individual.

As of March 31, 2009, Georgia's Construction/Materialman Lien laws changed rather significantly, and while I would not exactly characterize the differences as hugely substantial in the overall scheme, there are certainly some important changes. Most appear to be reasonable and hopefully beneficial to all parties [e.g. a less ambiguous manner of determining deadlines and calculating time periods], but it will be important for those who handle such matters to proceed with caution to ensure compliance with the new statutory guidelines.

If applicable, you understand and agree that neither I nor my firm perform, nor have or do we hold ourselves out as performing, "credit repair" services as such term is defined under the Credit Repair Organizations Act (15 U.S.C. § 1679 et seq.)[or any other related state or federal law or rule]. Thus, while the end result of certain of my legal services may result in the improvement of one's credit or credit score, to the extent I am engaged by a client to help him or her with any matter that involves the FCRA or other aspects of consumer credit, my services are limited to assisting with legitimate problems or disputes about erroneous or inaccurate information [i.e. reported with "less than maximum accuracy" as defined by the FCRA and caselaw] and, as with all other aspects of my practice, I do not and cannot promise a particular or favorable outcome. Furthermore, if and when I am retained to represent a client in conjunction with a disputed/inaccurate credit related matter [whether exclusively or along with other legal issues], the scope of my representation is not limited solely to or with a view towards "credit improvement". Rather, such matters comprise only a part of the overall scope of my representation. Please see my website above for additional information.

In addition, neither I nor my office is a "mortgage loan originator" or lender as defined by either the GA Residential Mortgage Act [e.g. O.C.G.A. § 7-1-1000 et seq.] and or the Federal S.A.F.E. Act [Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008] and any mortgage or loan related services provided by me or my firm are or would be ancillary to the representation of the client and or otherwise exempt from the purview of same.

Finally, neither I, my office nor the facsimile or telephone number(s) listed herein - or contained in any documents or links included or posted on this website - accept any commercial or advertising communications of any kind, which is strictly prohibited, and any provision or inclusion thereof is not intended as a waiver of any protections granted by the TCPA, JFPA, CAN-SPAM Act(s) or any other applicable laws and shall not create or give rise to a "business relationship".