What is Voir Dire
What is voir dire & why is it important? Voir dire is the process of questioning potential jurors to determine whether they are fit to serve as jurors for a particular trial. For Arizona lawyers, the goal of the voir dire process is to ensure that no members of...
Hohokam Canals
From A.D. 600 to 1450, the prehistoric Hohokam constructed one of the largest and most sophisticated irrigation networks ever created using preindustrial technology. By A.D. 1200, hundreds of miles of these waterways created green paths winding out from the Salt and...
Keeping Shared Well Records
RECORD KEEPING: MAINTAINING YOUR OWN WELL RECORDS What well water records should be kept? Keep records of maintenance, test results, and repairs to help your contractor with future repairs. What Well Records Should be Kept? Copies of the well share...
Provide ADWR Your Shared Well Agreement
Once a shared well agreement has been completed and filed with the county recorder, it is time to provide a copy to the Arizona Department of Water Resources. *If you have not done so already, click HERE to learn about recording your shared well agreement with the...
Evictions and Ownership Disputes
Arizona law is clear that eviction cases are designed to address the issue of possession and not the issue of property ownership. The limited scope of a forcible entry and detainer action has been strictly defined by Arizona statute. A.R.S. § 12-1177(A) states in...
Motion In Limine
What is a Motion in Limine? A motion in limine is a pleading filed with the court where on party is asking the judge to prevent certain pieces of evidence from being used during a trial. What is the Definition of Motion in limine? The phrase, in limine is a Latin...
Bankruptcy Credit Counseling Courses
Who Must Complete the Initial Credit Counseling Course? Everyone filing for bankruptcy must complete a pre and post-filing, credit counseling course. This is true whether filing for a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Additionally, if married, both spouses must...
Partitioning Real Estate
Partitioning Arizona real estate is a way to resolve a situation where two people who own real estate together but disagree about whether to sell the property and or how to manage it. I typically see this scenario where a boyfriend-girlfriend purchased a home together...
Commercial Evictions
** This Post Only Applies to Commercial Evictions Arizona ** Under Arizona law there are two (2) basic ways a landlord can recover possession of a commercial property. "Locking Out" an AZ Commercial Tenant Arizona landlords are permitted to “lockout” a tenant who is...
Property Manager
Benefits of Using a Property Manager Arizona property managers can save Arizona landlords time and aggravation. Collecting rents, finding new tenants, making maintenance repairs, etc. are time consuming. Use high quality lease agreements. Make sure that leases are...
Appeal Arbitrator Ruling
How to Appeal an Arizona Arbitrator's Ruling There are two basic options available to a party once an arbitrator has made their ruling. One, a party can let the Arizona arbitrator's decision stand or secondly you can appeal it. If a party does not appeal the...
Terminating Commercial Lease
*** This Blog Post Only Applies to Commercial Lease Agreements *** Most commercial lease agreements have what is called a "holdover provision". A holdover provision details what happens when the original commercial lease ends and a formal extension is not filed. A...
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