Recording Shared Well Agreements
A completed well share agreement must recorded with the appropriate Arizona county recorder. Once recorded, a copy of the agreement should be delivered to the Arizona Department of Water Resources. Understanding the importance of recording a well share agreement,...
Atypical Evictions Arizona
Our law firm is frequently contacted by Arizonans looking for help with an "atypical eviction". There are a few keys ingredients that make up an atypical eviction. The first ingredient in an atypical eviction is the actual person we are trying to evict. Often we are...
Partial Rent Payments
accepting partial rent payments Accepting a partial rent payment will prevent an Arizona landlord from evicting a tenant for non-payment of rent during that calendar month. If an Arizona landlord accepts any money from a tenant--even one dollar--that tenant cannot be...
Designated Bank Account for Well
Shared well bank accounts are used to pay for water well electricity, well repairs, and well maintenance. Traditionally, each property owner pays a flat amount to cover the cost of the electricity and to set aside money for repairs. Purpose of a Well Share Bank...
Discovery in Litigation
What is Discovery of Evidence? During a lawsuit, each party has the opportunity to request formal “discovery” from the opposing party. The Discovery process is accomplished in a variety of ways, one is to send the opposing party a formal set of requests. These...
What is a Writ of Restitution?
Once an eviction judgment in obtained, an Arizona tenant has 5 calendar days to vacate the property. If the tenants do not voluntarily vacate within the 5 days, then an Arizona landlord can file a Writ of Restitution. The Writ of Restitution orders a...
Evicted Tenants’ Belongings
In Arizona, tenants often leave personal property behind after being evicted. As a landlord, you cannot simply discard or keep their belongings. The Arizona Landlord-Tenant Act requires landlords to store the former tenant's possessions for at least 14 days....
Mailing Notice to Tenants
In Arizona, every eviction begins with the landlord mailing some type of a notice to the tenant, i.e., 30-day, 10-day, 5-day, etc. These notices must be sent via certified mail. If the tenant signs for the Notice then the time starts from that day. If the tenant does...
Eviction Trials in Arizona
What Is the Difference Between an Eviction Hearing and Eviction Trial? Every eviction case in Arizona requires a hearing but occasionally a case will also be set for trial. An eviction case will be set for trial if a tenant appears at the initial hearing and...
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....
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...
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