Building in Maitland
The office corridor along I-4 and through Maitland Center is largely mid-rise buildings put up decades ago and kept in service since. A lot of the construction work there is not new towers but tenant improvement: interior build-outs for professional firms, medical and dental practices moving in or expanding, and older shells being brought up to what a modern tenant expects.
That kind of work sits at the intersection of a construction contract and a lease, with a landlord, a tenant and a contractor who each think somebody else is responsible for the same item. Residential Maitland is established and lakefront in places, which puts it in the same renovation-heavy category as its neighbors, with the same tendency for scope to grow once the walls are open.
How Ready Legal helps
Ready Legal works with owners, tenants and contractors on construction matters, including drafting and negotiating construction contracts, and handling payment disputes, lien claims, defect claims and construction litigation.
The firm also represents businesses on formation, contracts, commercial disputes and collections, including disputes that arise out of commercial leases.
Courts and neighbors
Maitland sits between Winter Park and Altamonte Springs and shares characteristics with both, an older commercial core on one side and established residential on the other. Work that starts as a straightforward office refresh or a home addition can involve a landlord, a tenant, a contractor and a lender before it is finished, and each of them has a different view of who agreed to what.
Courts serving Maitland
Maitland sits in Orange County, which is served by Florida's Ninth Judicial Circuit. Litigation arising out of Maitland disputes is generally handled in Orange County. Ready Legal's office is in downtown Orlando and the firm is available to represent clients in matters in the Ninth Judicial Circuit.