Buying a home in Arizona is one of the biggest investments you’ll make. But if you’ve never gone through a real estate closing before, the process can feel overwhelming. Between title searches, escrow accounts, and mountains of paperwork, it’s easy to get lost in the details. Understanding what happens during closing—and why it matters—puts you…
Earnest money is supposed to show that a buyer is serious. In most Arizona residential deals, that deposit lands in escrow within a day or two of contract acceptance and sits there quietly until closing. But when a transaction unravels, the question of who walks away with the earnest money is one of the most…
Phoenix real estate attorney explains the most common Arizona title defects, how they get fixed, and what to check before closing.
Getting served with a lawsuit is stressful. Whether it’s a contract dispute, a business disagreement, or a claim involving property, that moment when someone hands you legal papers can feel overwhelming. But here’s the thing: being sued doesn’t mean you’ve lost. Understanding civil litigation in Arizona starts with knowing that a process has begun –…
Contracts are the foundation of nearly every business relationship. Whether you are entering a partnership, hiring a vendor, leasing commercial space, or purchasing goods, a well-drafted contract sets the terms that both parties agree to follow. But when one side fails to hold up its end of the bargain, the resulting dispute can quickly become…
Not every business disagreement ends up in court — nor should it. Most disputes between business partners, vendors, or clients can be resolved through negotiation, mediation, or other informal means. But when those efforts fail, or when the stakes are simply too high to leave to chance, litigation may be the only path forward. So…
Claims for failing to properly disclose the condition of a seller’s home is one of the leading causes of lawsuits in in the sale of residential real estate in Arizona. Many of the lawsuits are the result using the Arizona Association of Realtor (“AAR”) forms…
A homestead protects the equity in a person’s qualified property from attachment, execution and forced sale by creditors. The Arizona homestead exemption is governed by A.R.S. § 33-1101, which lays out the types of properties that qualify as homesteads, as well as the requirements for establishing a homestead exemption. The statute provides that any person…
A judgment creditor in Texas can collect or enforce a judgment against a judgment debtor through a variety of methods, including post-judgment discovery, filing a judgment lien, requesting a writ of execution or garnishment, and requesting a turnover order…
A.R.S. 33-814, Arizona’s residential anti-deficiency statute, generally prohibits a deficiency judgment against a borrower for a loan secured by the borrower’s personal residence if the property is two-and-a-half acres or less and is used for a single one-family or two-family dwelling. In pertinent part, the statute provides that…