Nashville Property and Construction Dispute Attorney

Real property is more than an asset — it's the foundation of a business, a development investment, or a long-term home. When a contractor delivers defective work, a neighbor encroaches on your boundary, a municipality restricts your use, or a developer ignores deed restrictions, the consequences are both financial and deeply disruptive.

Malloy Law represents property owners, developers, contractors, and businesses in property and construction disputes throughout Middle Tennessee. The firm handles litigation in Davidson County and surrounding counties, as well as before local zoning boards and planning commissions in the Nashville metropolitan area, including Franklin, Murfreesboro, Brentwood, and neighboring communities.

What This Practice Covers

The firm's property and construction litigation practice includes construction defect and delay claims; contractor and subcontractor disputes, including mechanic's lien litigation; zoning and land use challenges, including appeals of zoning decisions before Tennessee courts and local boards; easement disputes involving scope, maintenance, and abandonment; boundary line and encroachment disputes; deed restriction and HOA covenant enforcement and defense; private and public nuisance claims; condemnation and eminent domain challenges; and disputes between co-owners, including partition actions.

The Approach

Property and construction disputes often involve a collision of legal rights, practical realities, and strong emotions. A construction defect claim may involve competing expert opinions on code compliance and industry standards. A boundary dispute between neighbors may involve decades of informal understandings that conflict with a recent survey. A zoning challenge may pit a property owner's development plans against community opposition and a complex regulatory framework.

Malloy Law takes a measured approach: thorough factual investigation, clear identification of the client's objectives, and an honest assessment of the available remedies. Some property and construction disputes benefit from early negotiation or mediation. Others require aggressive litigation in Tennessee courts. The firm is equipped for either path and advises clients on the most cost-effective strategy for their situation.

Malloy Law has experience litigating disputes that arise from commercial projects, residential projects, modular home projects, mix-use developments, and planned urban developments.

Related Practice Areas: Contract Disputes · Non-Compete & Trade Secret Disputes · Insurance Coverage Disputes · Government Investigations