Alisa N. Carr

Litigation

• Obtaining successful settlements, verdicts, or summary disposition in actions asserting breach of contract, negligence, fraud, premises liability, declaratory judgment, insurance coverage, agency, zoning, land use, landlord/tenant, ADA Title III, commercial and residential mortgage foreclosures, construction, eminent domain, receiverships, easements, quiet title, ejectment, boundary disputes, property tax exemption, title insurance, and title claims.

Representation of Commercial and Residential Landlords

• A responsive resource for commercial and residential landlords, and property managers, regarding daily operational issues, tenants, lease terms, eviction, regulations, and statutory compliance.
• Lease and addendum negotiation, preparation, and
  review.
• Termination of commercial and residential leases,
  including eviction of tenants in default.
• Actions in ejectment for unauthorized occupants.
• Working with owners and management of multi-family housing to establish and implement internal procedures and policies to minimize financial risks and promote FHA and statutory compliance.
• Arbitration, mediation, and trial of claims before minor and trial courts regarding default, eviction, and possession.
• Defense of property owners and management personnel with respect to claims asserted by tenants and third parties in both civil and criminal courts and, local, state, and federal administrative agencies including:
  • Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
  • Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations
  • Housing and Urban Development
  • Office of Pennsylvania Attorney General
  • Health Departments
  • Pittsburgh Bureau of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections
  • Municipal Zoning and Permitting
• Fair Housing Act and ADA Title III defense
• Responding to and issuing warning letters, demand letters, and termination of tenancy letters.

Real Estate and Energy

• Negotiation, preparation, review of leases, easements, and rights of way.
• Representation of property owners in commercial and residential assessment appeals, PURTA assessments.
• Representation of non-profits and IPPCs in securing property tax exemption and PILOT Agreements.
• Representation of exploration and production companies, mineral management organizations, and landowners in oil and gas lease preparation and negotiation, surface use agreements, pipeline rights of way, easements and compensation for structures ancillary to operations and transportation, landowner relations, title review and the acquisition, assignment, and transfer of mineral interests and
  leases, disputes concerning access to leased land, injunctions, easements and rights of way, title defense, title claims, surface coal permits, subsurface oil and gas ownership rights, and DOGA Petitions.

Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) Title III Counseling and Defense

• Representation of public accommodations in preventive counseling and defense of ADA Title III architectural barrier, website, mobile application, and auxiliary aid actions.
• Analysis and resolution of pre-litigation demand letters, EOV’s and pre-litigation claim notices, preventing litigation.
• Collaboration with a network of engineers, architects, and ADA professionals to review public accommodations, including websites and physical properties, to implement strategies to identify and reduce the risk of access litigation.
• Developing policies, procedures, and best practices to address ADA compliance for use in:
  • Due diligence during acquisition of a public accommodation
  • Risk management and litigation avoidance
  • Operations and building maintenance
  • Managing obligations between commercial landlords and tenants
  • Construction and remodeling
  • On-site training, seminars, webinars, and presentations addressing clients’ industry/ property specific accessibility concerns