KY Specific

Real Estate

Kentucky Real Estate Law 101

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 50 minutes
Shawn Spalding
Peter Ostermiller
David Steele
Andrew Videkovich
With Shawn Spalding from Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC + 3 others
Recorded May 27, 2025.
Product ID 100686

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Overview

Your Comprehensive Guide to Purchases and Sales, Title, Leasing, Easements, and More

With the broad range of legal disciplines involved in real estate law, it is easy to get overwhelmed. This insightful online seminar will arm you with the tools you need to handle each issue that arises. Get an in-depth review of the key aspects you need to know to make your mark in this field. Whether you are new to the real estate practice or looking to enhance your knowledge of this practice area - this course is for you! Register today!

  • Gain a better understanding of legal issues surrounding the purchase and sale of real estate.
  • Carefully analyze and review legal descriptions, deeds, and land surveys.
  • Discuss ways to conduct an effective title search.
  • Learn how to resolve easements and boundary disputes.
  • Take a closer look at the process for drafting and enforcing leases.
  • Explore how zoning and variances are handled for land use purposes.
  • Review the essential steps for a real estate closing.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Purchase and Sale of Real Estate
  2. Leases: Negotiating, Reviewing, Drafting, and Enforcing
  3. Easements and Boundary Law
  4. Land Use Issues - Zoning, Variances, and More
  5. Legal Descriptions, Deeds, and Land Surveys
  6. Title and Title Insurance
  7. Real Estate Closings Essentials
  8. Ethics in Real Estate Law

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Product ID 100686

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Purchase and Sale of Real Estate

    1. Process and Procedure for Different Types of Transactions
    2. Letters of Intent - What to Include
    3. Purchase and Sale Agreements
    4. Necessary Provisions - Reps and Warranties, Indemnification, and More
    5. Negotiation of Terms
    6. Due Diligence and Inspection Periods

  2. Leases: Negotiating, Reviewing, Drafting, and Enforcing

    1. Must-Have Lease Provisions
    2. Terms to Negotiate: Landlord vs. Tenant Perspectives
    3. Common Lease Amendments and Modifications
    4. Sample LOI, Lease Agreements, and Ancillary Documents
    5. Provisions That May Lead to Disputes
    6. Landlord-Tenant Laws and Evictions

  3. Easements and Boundary Law

    1. Easements and Other Property Interests
    2. Encroachment and Adverse Possession Issues
    3. Resolving Boundary and Property Line Disputes
    4. Quiet Title Matters

  4. Land Use Issues - Zoning, Variances, and More

  5. Legal Descriptions, Deeds, and Land Surveys

    1. Types of Deeds and When They are Used
    2. Reading and Interpreting Legal Descriptions
    3. Mistakes to Avoid: Typographical Errors, Unclear/Inaccurate Descriptions, and More
    4. Surveys - What Attorneys Need to Know

  6. Title and Title Insurance

    1. Title Search and Examination Fundamentals
    2. Title Insurance Overview
    3. Types of Liens
    4. Endorsements
    5. Exceptions to Title
    6. Title Defects and Their Cures

  7. Real Estate Closings Essentials

    1. Preparation for the Closing Date
    2. Closing Procedures, Timetable, and Attorney Duties
    3. Preparation and Review of Closing Documents
    4. Understanding Tax Consequences
    5. Closing the Transaction
    6. Post-Closing Procedures

  8. Ethics in Real Estate Law

    1. Legal and Ethical Standards
    2. Conflicts of Interest in Real Estate Practice
    3. Attorneys as Brokers and Title Agents
    4. Liability for Title Work
    5. Disclosures of Material Facts

Who Should Attend

This basic-to-intermediate level online seminar is designed for:

  • Attorneys
  • Real Estate Agents/Brokers
  • Title Professionals
  • Lending Professionals
  • Engineers
  • Surveyors
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Shawn Spalding
Shawn
Spalding
Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC
Peter L Ostermiller
Peter L.
Ostermiller
Peter L. Ostermiller, Attorney at Law
David H Steele
David H.
Steele
Ziegler & Schneider P.S.C.
Andrew Videkovich
Andrew
Videkovich
Planning and Development Services of Kenton County
Speaker bio
Shawn Spalding

Shawn Spalding

Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC
Shawn Spalding

is a member at Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC. He is highly skilled in zoning matters, including changes to district development plans, variances, conditional use permits, waivers, and other administrative approvals. Additionally, Mr. Spalding has appeared on behalf of clients before zoning authorities in multiple counties in Kentucky on a variety of real estate classes, including retail, educational, and residential. Prior to joining Stoll Keenon Ogden, he worked in private practice at a large regional law firm, where he assisted institutional lending clients in commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loan originations and warehouse line financing. Mr. Spalding also served as in-house counsel for a regional real estate firm, using his skills to provide efficient legal representation that drove value for his clients. He works to negotiate and obtain special and conditional use zoning approvals for clients ahead of major commercial construction projects, including commercial, industrial, and residential developments. Mr. Spalding and SKO's team of attorneys also work directly with development consultants, engineers, and surveyors and appear on behalf of clients for zoning-related hearings. He earned his B.S. degree from University of Louisville and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law.

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Peter L Ostermiller

Peter L. Ostermiller

Peter L. Ostermiller, Attorney at Law
Peter Ostermiller

is a sole practitioner concentrating in legal ethics and professional responsibility matters. In 1980 he obtained his license to practice law in Kentucky. His legal ethics and professional responsibility law practice began in the mid -1980s and, since the mid-1990s has been his practice concentration. He represents attorneys in disciplinary and reinstatement proceedings, judges in judicial ethics matters, and bar exam applicants. Mr. Ostermiller has also represented parties in attorney's fee dispute proceedings, and attorneys in legal proceedings in which sanctions have been sought against the attorney. He has represented parties in attorney disqualification proceedings and counseled lawyers and law firms in their respective rights, responsibilities and duties to other attorneys and their clients. He also serves as an expert witness at the state and federal level regarding legal ethics and professional responsibility matters. Mr. Ostermiller is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association, Louisville Bar Association and Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers. Mr. Ostermiller earned his B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Louisville.

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David H Steele

David H. Steele

Ziegler & Schneider P.S.C.
David Steele

is an attorney at Ziegler & Schneider P.S.C. He practices with the firm's real estate law group, and also represents clients in the areas of banking, small business, estate planning, and probate matters throughout Kentucky and Ohio. Specifically, Mr. Steele sets up new businesses for clients and gets them registered with the appropriate state authorities. Also, he represents builders and developers of residential real estate ventures in both Kentucky and Ohio, which include new subdivisions, as well as the sale and purchase of commercial properties in Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, and California. Mr. Steele has represented clients in probate cases throughout Hamilton, Clermont and Butler counties in Ohio, and throughout Kentucky, helping to guide families through very difficult times. As part of his practice, he has also represented several banks regarding real estate matters both in Kentucky and Ohio, including the creation of closing documents, purchase agreements, and transfer documents, as well as title exams and opinions for both residential and commercial properties. Mr. Steele earned his J.D degree from Salmon P. Chase College of Law.

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Andrew Videkovich

Andrew Videkovich

Planning and Development Services of Kenton County
Andrew Videkovich

is current planning manager with the Planning and Development Services of Kenton County (PDS), where he analyzes economic, environmental, social, and physical factors affecting land use decisions; assists in the preparation and update of comprehensive plans; and manages zoning code updates. Mr. Videkovich has worked as a planner in the public sector for twenty years, and has worked extensively with the public, planning commissions, and elected officials. Prior to joining PDS, he was a land use planner for the St. Joseph County Area Planning Commission in South Bend, Indiana. Mr. Videkovich earned his Bachelor of Urban Planning degree from the University of Cincinnati.

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