Events, Webinar/Video

Zoning Challenges in Multifamily Real Estate: Practical Insights for Owners, Attorneys & Lenders

July 21, 202612:00 pm ESTOnline Only

Please join us for a 1-hour CLE webinar on Zoning Challenges in Multifamily Real Estate as FBT Gibbons hosts LightBox PZR presenters Alan Hall, Senior Account Executive and Brad Hardin, Vice President. The program provides commercial real estate professionals with an overview of common zoning complications in multifamily transactions and practical insights to avoid zoning complications. Topics will include:

• The Role of Zoning in Multifamily Deals. Understand how zoning determines deal viability, valuation, and long-term property use.
• Conformance Status Demystified. Learn the difference between legally conforming, legally non-conforming, and non-complying properties – and why it matters.
• Common Zoning Pitfalls in Multifamily. Parking requirements, height restrictions, density limits, and municipal disputes explained with real-world examples.
• Case Studies from Across the U.S. See how zoning disputes have impacted owners, lenders, and insurers in markets like Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, and New York.
• How Zoning Reports Protect Transactions. Explore the essential role of zoning due diligence in pre-contract, pre-closing, and post-closing phases.
• Legal Risk & Litigation Avoidance. Identify how proper zoning verification reduces costly disputes and protects clients from hidden liabilities.
• Impact on Financing & Insurance. Discover how zoning conformance affects loan eligibility, collateral value, title endorsements, and insurability.
• Strategies to Mitigate Zoning Risks. Variances, zoning endorsements, shared parking agreements, and other tools to preserve property value.
• Specialty Zoning Issues. TODs, overlays, mixed-use, and special purpose zoning—where opportunities and risks are most pronounced.
• Key Takeaways for Practitioners. Practical guidance to spot red flags, ask the right questions, and confidently advise clients in multifamily transactions.

*This program has been approved for 1.0 hrs CLE credit in NY and CA, and is currently pending approval in CO, IN, KY, OH, PA, TN, TX, WV. New Jersey CLE credit will be available through the NJ reciprocity rule.