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TIER Plus®

TIER Plus delivers a custom legal opinion of risks found in Federal, State, Tribal, or Local land use Rules, Regulations, or Laws fast.

How TIER Plus Works

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Order Request

Business Day 0
Complete the Order Request (below). It will be emailed to a TC Certified™ attorney licensed in the jurisdiction of the property. Speak to the TC Certified™ attorney within two business days.

1st Attorney Call

Business Day 2
Discuss your concerns for seeking legal counsel*. If you want to engage the services of the TC Certified™ attorney, a signed Fee Agreement and advance fee are required.

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Document Review and Drafting

Business Days 3-12 (to start when all required documents have been received)
The TIER Plus® analysis will be delivered within ten business days of receipt of all relevant documents.

2nd Attorney Call

Business Day 14
The 2nd Attorney Call is scheduled within two business days of TIER Plus delivery. Your TC Certified™ attorney will call at the specified time. Discuss the results of your attorney’s legal analysis.

* There is NO CHARGE for your 1st Call! You are under no obligation to engage the attorney’s services.

What is TIER Plus®?

TIER Plus is a limited-scope legal solution that delivers a written legal opinion of risks to the use of a property found in Federal, State, Tribal, or Local land use Rules, Regulations or Laws. TIER Plus risks generally are not related to documents recorded at the County Recorder’s Office. However, like TIER®, TIER Plus risks are important because you often can’t see them. TIER Plus risks are often not discovered for months or years after purchase.

Note. The law assumes you are aware of, and understand the legal effects of, all documents in the public record regarding a property. Depending on where your property’s located, there’s little legal recourse for not doing your homework.

Order Request. The first step is to complete the Order Request below. It will be emailed to a TC Certified™ attorney licensed in the jurisdiction of the property. You’ll receive a confirmation email with the TC Certified™ Attorney assigned to you and further instructions.

Note. TIER Plus is covered by the attorney-client privilege and is subject to a conflict check.

1st Attorney Call. The 1st Attorney Call is held within two business days of Order Request. Discuss your concerns with the attorney. If you want to engage the services of the TC Certified™ attorney, a signed Fee Agreement and advance fee are required. Advance fee and hourly rates are subject to local conditions and are set by the TC Certified™ attorney.

Note. You are under no obligation to engage the services of the TC Certified™ attorney.

Document Review and Draft. Your TC Certified™ attorney will obtain all relevant documents. Once procured, your TIER Plus analysis will be delivered within ten business days. A 2nd Attorney Call is scheduled within two business days of TIER Plus delivery.

Note. It can take up to thirty business days to procure relevant documents.

2nd Attorney Call.  Your TC Certified™ attorney will call at the scheduled time. Discuss the result(s) of your attorney’s legal analysis of the documents reviewed. 

Types of TIER Plus® risks

  • Airspace rights
  • Building permits
  • Chain of title
  • Conservation restrictions
  • Endangered species
  • Environmental phase testing results
  • Flood zones
  • Grazing permits
  • Pre-existing code violations
  • Septic permits
  • Timber tax exemptions
  • Tribal laws or regulations
  • UCC fixture encumbrances
  • Water rights
  • Wetlands
  • Zoning

What You Should Know

TC Certified™ Attorney. TC Certified™ attorneys are experienced in real property law and licensed in the State where the subject property is located. 

Fee Agreement. Fee Agreement defines terms by which a client engages the legal services of an attorney. 

Hourly Rate. Hourly rate is subject to local conditions and set by the TC Certified™ attorney. 

Trust Account. By law, advance fees for legal services are held in trust. Trust accounts are held to strict accounting standards.

Advance Fee. Advance fee is the dollar amount required in advance before legal services are rendered. The advance fee remains the property of the client unless exhausted by invoiced legal services and expenses. Any balance due after work is completed is refunded to the client.

TIER Plus® Order Request

TIER® Plus Order Request

Contact Information

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Subject Property

What’s Going On?

Potential Risks:

Maximum file size: 5MB

Select up to 4 files using the Shift key (PC) or the Command key (Mac). PDF, DOC, DOCX, and JPG file formats are supported.
Timely Contract is not a law firm. An attorney-client relationship is not created upon submission of this Order Request.

This Order Request will be directed to an independent TC Certified™ attorney for its fulfillment. TC Certified™ attorneys are independently owned and operated.

Thank you for using Timely Contract®. Real Property, Real Solutions®.

Have the following ready:

  • Contact information.
  • County and State of subject property.
  • Goals. Concise statement of what legal risks require analysis.
  • Conflict Check. Name of individual(s) or entity on other side of transaction. If unknown, indicate “Unknown.”
  • Documents. Have electronic copies of documents requiring legal analysis ready for upload. If you don’t have them, your attorney will obtain them. 

Examples of Documents. CC&R’s, Deeds, Septic Regulations, Local laws, Flood Zone information.

Confirmation Email. Monitor your email for your confirmation email, including junk mail.

 

Limited-scope legal services restrict the involvement of an attorney in a client matter to a predefined set of legal services. Timely Contract’s suite of limited-scope legal services address common transactional problems encountered in the real estate industry.

Limited-scope legal services do not meet the needs of every legal client. If a potential client’s legal need is beyond the scope of the Timely Contract solutions, your TC Certified™ attorney will recommend traditional legal services.

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