Licensing and Administrative Law

North Carolina, Licensing and Administrative Law Attorneys

Triangle Law Group assists real estate brokers and members of the construction profession, including general contractors, with licensing law issues. You may be interested in obtaining a license, or if you have a license, someone may be challenging it. Your real estate, general contractor or other professional construction license is your livelihood, and it is important that you take all available measures to protect it. Triangle Law Group has extensive experience in doing this for its clients.

North Carolina Real Estate Broker and Licensing Law Lawyers

Being a real estate broker in Raleigh or anywhere in North Carolina can be an enormously rewarding job. From finding an exciting commercial space for an entrepreneur to helping newlyweds buy their first home, real estate brokers are a vital part of the economy. However, obtaining and maintaining a real estate license requires due diligence and strict compliance with licensing law and to regulations set by the North Carolina Real Estate Commission.

Obtaining and protecting your real estate license is essential to your livelihood, and it requires a clear understanding of licensing law. At Triangle Law Group, we have first hand experience of how to handle all issues related to real estate licenses. Attorney Laurie Gengo, the owner of Triangle Law Group, is an attorney and licensed real estate broker who runs her own real estate firm. She regularly attends required and elective continuing education courses in order to keep up to date with new developments. This allows Laurie Gengo to represent her broker clients more effectively than most attorneys.

Triangle Law Group also assists real estate firms with their business law matters and represents them in litigation as necessary. In the world of real estate, legal disputes with customers and other brokers commonly arise. Triangle Law Group can advise brokers on how best to handle a situation. If you need to file a lawsuit or defend yourself in a suit filed by someone else, Triangle Law Group can help protect your interests.

One important issue for real estate brokers to recognize is that they cannot practice law unless they have a law license. Brokers should contact an attorney in connection with advising their clients on legal issues related to short sales. Failure to adequately protect your client could pose a serious threat to your real estate license. See our Short Sale, Real Estate Contracts and Foreclosures page for more information on this important issue.

Contact us today for a consultation about any real estate licensing law question. We will respond promptly to your inquiry.

Triangle Law Group can help real estate brokers with a variety of needs including:

Completing the licensing application and counseling you on what material facts to provide
Applying for renewals if a legal issue has arisen in the past year
Helping achieve reinstatement of your real estate broker's license with the North Carolina Real Estate Commission by appealing any revocation, lapse or suspension
Respond to complaints filed with the North Carolina Real Estate Commission by customers and defend you in administrative hearings
File a lawsuit on your behalf to recover commissions owed or for other relief
Defend lawsuits brought by former customers or others
Review and draft necessary legal documents associated with short sales

Attorney Laurie Gengo understands the nuances of North Carolina licensing law and the detailed obligations applicable to real estate brokers. She can provide knowledgeable counsel during the license application process and advise you when questions arise. Our attorneys always keep up to date with the changes to licensing law and regulations. Being a business owner and broker, Ms. Gengo has a true understanding of the stresses of your real estate practice. Let us use our creativity to resolve your licensing law issues.

In addition to licensing law, we can also provide knowledgeable counsel and representation in a variety of areas important to your business. We handle residential and commercial real estate law, collections, landlord tenant matters, environmental issues, business formation, contracts, transactions and provide general business counsel to our clients. Triangle Law Group also helps to resolve disputes cost-effectively through negotiation, mediation, arbitration or litigation.

If a complaint is raised against you, we will do our best to negotiate a settlement that minimizes the impact on your license. If the issue is raised before the North Carolina Real Estate Commission, we can perform appropriate, timely investigations and inquiries, draft a response to the complaints and represent you at any disciplinary hearings. Always secure legal advice if a complaint is filed against you.

The commission hearing is informal, but the result can be a revocation or suspension of your license. It is adversarial in nature, so it is advantageous to have an effective attorney represent you. There are also specific time requirements related to responding to inquiries from and hearing proceedings with the NC Real Estate Commission so it is important to comply with these deadlines. Contact Laurie B. Gengo and Triangle Law Group as soon as you receive such a notice so she can work to protect your rights.

Triangle Law Group helps real estate brokers obtain, maintain and defend their licenses and protect their most important asset--your ability to make a living.

North Carolina Construction and General Contractor Licensing Lawyers

There are many types of construction workers in Raleigh and throughout North Carolina. Not every type of contractor needs to have a North Carolina license. However, it is important to contact a North Carolina attorney before you start your job to be sure you are in compliance with North Carolina Licensing Law. We work with all contractors--licensed or unlicensed.

Many consumers choose their contractor not just on references, but also based upon whether or not the contractor has the appropriate license for the job. Not having license can impact on your ability to be paid. Therefore, it is critical that you contact an attorney to be sure you are protected.

Triangle Law Group handles licensing law issues for various players in the construction field, including the following:

Help with completion of the license application
Provide guidance on North Carolina General Contractor's Licensing Law (such as do I need a license? Can I divide up a job to meet licensing law job size requirements?
Negotiate with the North Carolina Licensing Law for General Contractors
Defend you in administrative hearings with the North Carolina Licensing Law for General Contractors
Defend you in injunction and other legal actions in state court
Provide guidance with licensing issues related to other construction trades
Respond to customer complaints

Contact us today about your real estate or contractor licensing law question and let us put our creativity to work for you. We also handle construction law, business law, litigation, toxic mold, environmental, collections and lien matters for construction professionals in North Carolina.

We represent clients in Raleigh, Wake County and throughout North Carolina including Durham, Wilmington, Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Fayetteville. We provide in person and telephone consultations at reduced rates as a service to our clients.