Leonard, Street and Deinard's Real Estate Litigation attorneys help clients obtain and protect ownership and development rights. Specifically, we assist our clients to secure development approvals, obtain just compensation for land taken by condemnation or other governmental action, and challenge overassessment, overtaxion and improper classification for real estate tax purposes. We have extensive experience in resolving real estate disputes through negotiation, mediation, arbitration or litigation, covering the full range of real estate issues, including the following:

• Condemnation and eminent domain
• Inverse condemnation and taking claims
• Property tax protests
• Land use regulations
• Improper impact fees and exactions
• Zoning disputes
• Mortgage foreclosures
• Access issues
• Subdivision and development issues
• Special assessment appeals
• Lease disputes
• Unlawful detainer
• Contract cancellation
• Title disputes
• Easements and covenants
• Purchase and sale disputes

Leonard, Street and Deinard has represented the following clients in real estate litigation and valuation matters:

Airport Sheraton Inn

We represented the owner of this hotel in a condemnation by the Metropolitan Airport Commission for its new north-south runway. 

Ernst & Young, LLP

We are Minnesota property tax counsel to the Property Tax Division of Ernst & Young.

Hennepin County

We represented the county in the condemnation proceedings of the Twins ballpark site. 

Walser

We defended the property rights of this car dealership in conection with the Best Buy relocation in Richfield, MN.

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

We are serving the bank to obtain a fair tax assessment on its new Minneapolis facility completed in 1997. In the past we also obtained a reduction in property taxes on the Federal Reserve Bank's earlier Minneapolis facility. 

General Mills, Inc.

We represented General Mills in connection with the partial taking of its headquarters property for the construction of Highway 394. 

Hyatt Regency Hotel

We negotiated significant valuation reductions in the Hyatt's property taxes for several years. The resulting tax savings exceeded $500,000 per year. 

Waldorf Corporation

For Waldorf Corporation's main facility in Saint Paul, Minnesota, we negotiated a substantial property tax reduction resulting in a tax savings of more than $1 million for each of four successive years.