Real Estate

Skilled legal counsel for residential and commercial real estate transactions, disputes, and development projects.

Real estate transactions and disputes involve significant financial stakes and layers of legal complexity. Ott Law Firm provides skilled counsel to buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, developers, lenders, and investors across the full spectrum of residential and commercial real estate matters in Missouri and Illinois. Whether you are closing on your first home, negotiating a commercial lease, or developing a mixed-use project in the St. Louis metropolitan area, our attorneys bring the knowledge and attention to detail that real estate matters demand.

Our real estate practice encompasses purchase and sale transactions, title examination and title insurance matters, commercial and residential leasing, landlord-tenant disputes, boundary and easement disputes, construction litigation, zoning and land use matters, and real estate financing. We represent clients before local zoning boards, municipal planning commissions, and state and federal courts. When disputes arise over purchase agreements, lease terms, construction defects, or property rights, Ott Law Firm litigates aggressively to protect our clients' investments.

The St. Louis real estate market presents unique opportunities and challenges, and our attorneys have deep familiarity with local market conditions, title practices, and municipal regulations. We take pride in delivering efficient, practical legal advice that helps our clients move forward with confidence — whether that means closing a complex commercial transaction on schedule or resolving a contentious property dispute. At Ott Law Firm, we are committed to protecting your real estate interests at every stage of ownership and development.

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Don't risk a costly real estate mistake without legal guidance. Attorney Joseph Ott has decades of experience helping Missouri clients with residential and commercial real estate transactions, disputes, and development.

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Recent Missouri Opinions

Missouri appellate decisions currently tagged to this practice area.

PAUL METZGER, and JACQUELINE METZGER, Respondents v. WAYNE MORELOCK, and KATHY MORELOCK, Appellants

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMar 12, 2026affirmed

The trial court granted summary judgment to the Metzgers on their claim for a prescriptive easement over a portion of a paved driveway between their home and the Morelocks' property. The appellate court affirmed the grant of summary judgment, finding no genuine issue of material fact and that the moving party was entitled to judgment as a matter of law.

Kevin Rosenbohm, Trustee of the Kevin and Michele Rosenbohm Family Trust Dated July 1, 2011 and Matt Rosenbohm and Nick Rosenbohm vs. Gregory Stiens, and Gregory Stiens, Trustee of the Anthony Stiens Trust

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictMar 3, 2026affirmed

The court affirmed the circuit court's judgment in favor of the Rosenbohms on their adverse possession and trespass claims against Stiens regarding disputed tracts of property in Nodaway County. The court rejected Stiens's arguments regarding excluded evidence, cross-examination, jury instructions on permissive use defense, and remanded the case for the court to amend the judgment with precise legal descriptions of the disputed property.

Arthur F. Daume, Jr., and Gayle C. Daume, Appellants, v. Thomas Szepanksi, et al., Respondents.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictFeb 3, 2026reversed

In this quiet title appeal, the court reversed the trial court's interpretation of an easement deed that the Daumes held over a private roadway. The court rejected the trial court's constructions that the easement's 'non-commercial purposes' limitation prohibited agricultural use and that it was restricted to the Daumes and their immediate family members.

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