Real Estate

JRG Attorneys at Law Real Estate law department is led by Peter Brazil, JRG’s principal real estate attorney, Jason Retterer, JRG’s managing partner and principal land use attorney, and Jeff Gilles, JRG’s founding partner with nearly four decades of business and real estate experience. With three offices located in Monterey, Salinas, Hollister, we are the Central Coast’s premier real estate law firm. Our real estate department attorneys represent commercial and residential property developers, owners, operators.

Real estate law governs the ownership and use of land. We handle a variety of real estate issues, including:

Adverse possession
Agricultural land
Contract drafting, negotiation, review
Disputes
- Boundary disputes
- Disclosure and non-disclosure
- Easement disputes
- Fence and fence line disputes
- Property line disputes
- Shared driveway and shared roadway disputes
- Tree
Easements
Eminent domain
Grant deeds
Joint ventures and partnerships for property ownership
Landlord – tenant matters
Land use, entitlement and permit research
Leases and rental agreements
- Commercial leases
- Residential leases
- Lease assignments
- Lease options
- Subleases
Litigation
Parcel legality, certificates of compliance
Partitions
Pre-acquisition due diligence
Purchase and sale transactions and contracts
Quiet title
Real estate disclosures
Residential single family and multifamily real estate
Title research and review
- Easements
- Rights of way
- Legal descriptions
Transactions, simple and complex
Unlawful detainers (evictions)
Water rights and well sharing agreements
Williamson Act

JRG Attorneys at Law is a full-service law firm serving individuals and businesses on the Central Coast of California. JRG represents a variety of real estate clients and industries, including:

Accessory dwelling unit (ADU) owners and developers
Affordable housing owners and operators
Agriculture owners and operators
Business owners and operators
Cannabis and hemp growers and operators
Developers
- Business and commercial developers
- Affordable housing developers
- Mixed use developers
- Non-profit businesses and developers
- Planned community developers
- Multifamily residential developers
- Single family residential developers
Homeowners’ associations (HOAs)
Hospitality, hotels, restaurants
Investors
Landlords
Private property owners
Property managers
Public agencies
Real estate agents and brokers
Short term rental owners and operators
Subdivisions
Tenants – residential tenants and commercial tenants
Vacation rental owners and operators
Wine businesses

JRG Attorneys at Law is a full-service law firm specializing in several practice areas related to real estate law. Real estate matters often cross over into JRG’s other practice areas. Our Real Estate department clients have access to all of our attorneys and services. As a full-service law firm with offices located in Monterey County and San Benito County, JRG has attorneys practicing law in a variety of matters, including:

Agriculture
Business
Environmental law/CEQA
Land use
Litigation

Our Team

Jason Retterer

Managing Partner

Peter D. Brazil

Partner

S. Craig Cox

Partner & Branch Manager

Jeffery R. Gilles

Founding Partner

Robert E. Rosenthal

Partner

Amy Rodriguez

Attorney

Landlord Tenant Law

JRG Attorneys at Law’s Real Estate department specializes in landlord tenant law representing commercial and residential landlords/property owners and tenants. Both landlords and tenants have rights and responsibilities. When there is a breach from either party regarding the terms of the lease or rental agreement, there is a specific legal process for unlawful detainers/evictions, and it is important hire an experienced landlord – tenant attorney in order to ensure compliance with the legal process.