A loved one dies and the real property (land with or without buildings) is yours, or so you think, and you are ready to sell, but you learn that the property or some interest in the property is still owned by the Decedent.  What do you do? This … [Read more...]

Since the Arizona Constitution, Article 26, specifically permits licensed real estate agents to draft or complete real estate contracts, real estate agents are required and presumed to know the relevant contract law. However harsh the result may be, … [Read more...]

In Arizona the Statute of Limitations (“SOL”) for enforcing a written contract for a debt is 6 years. A.R.S. §12-548. That means that 6 years after a written contract is breached, the non-breaching party can no longer sue to enforce it. So, as the … [Read more...]

Due to challenges in the housing market, many landlords have been willing to finance the sale of their property to their tenants who don’t qualify for conventional loans. In addition to the cautions of seller financing from the Dodd-Frank Act (refer … [Read more...]

In April 2017, a U.S. District Court Judge in Denver ruled for the first time that the federal Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) prohibiting discrimination in housing extends to the LGBT community. In Smith v. Avanti, 16-CV-00091-RM-MJW, two women, one of … [Read more...]