Automatic Stay of Bankruptcy
understanding the automatic stay One essential concept within bankruptcy law is the automatic stay, a crucial provision that offers immediate relief and protection to debtors facing financial distress. The automatic stay is one of the biggest benefits to someone...
Water Organizations
arizona water associations Arizona Department of Water Resources Arizona Department of Water Resources- Adjudications Division Arizona Floodplain Management Association Arizona Hydrological Society Arizona Land and Water Trust...
What is an Easement?
An Easement is the right to use real property owned by another person for a specific and limited use. how are easements created? Easements are created by several methods but they fall into two categories; "express" by an act or by "prescriptive" use of the easement....
Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement
Rule 26.1 of the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure requires that the parties to a lawsuit to exchange Initial Disclosure Statements within 30 (thirty) days of the defendant filing an Answer. These disclosure statements are often referred to as "Rule 26.1 Statements" or...
Eviction from Mobile Home
***This Specific Post Only Applies to Arizona Mobile Home Parks*** The landlord-tenant relationship with Arizona Mobile Home Parks is very different from the law that pertains to renting a traditional home or apartment. One major different between mobile home parks...
Refund a Security Deposit
Properly Refunding a Security Deposit Per A.R.S. § 33-1321(D) of the Arizona Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, a landlord must send a disposition of deposit letter to the former tenant within 14 (fourteen) business days. If the cost of the damage...
FAQ Shared Well Agreements
assessor parcel number (apn)- how to find An Assessor Parcel Number (APN) is a unique number assigned to each parcel of land by a county tax assessor. The APN is based on formatting codes depending on the home's location. The local government uses APNs to identify and...
Eviction Statistics in Arizona
There is a distinct pattern or cycle to the volume of residential evictions that occur throughout the year in Arizona. For instance, each year there is a spike of evictions in January, why is this? landlords DELAY EVICTIONS DURING HOLIDAYS Contrary to popular believe...
When Tenant Files Bankruptcy
What Should You do if a Tenant Files Bankruptcy? A landlord must immediately stop an eviction if a tenant files bankruptcy. If you receive a notice from the bankruptcy court that a tenant you are trying to evict has filed bankruptcy then stop the process! Bankruptcy...
Late Well Registration in AZ
Since 1980 all wells are to be registered with the Arizona Department of Water Resources. Occasionally, it is discovered that a well in existence has not been registered with the ADWR, either because the well was drilled before 1980 and the owner never registered the...
Quit Claim Well Easement
Drafting a well drafting agreement and wondering if you should quit claim the well and well easement into a co-op or an Arizona limited liability company? Benefits and Drawbacks to Quitclaiming a Well Easement Some mortgage lenders are picky about the wording used in...
Arizona Settlement Conference
Mandatory Settlement Conferences Settlement conferences are mandatory in Arizona civil cases involving disputes of more than $50,000. Settlement conferences are required in an attempt to alleviate the Arizona Superior Courts from managing all the cases by themselves....