Now is the Time to Prepare Your Estate Plan
When you talk about commodities, most people think of tangible items like raw materials. Examples would be gold, silver, timber, food stuffs, and for bacon…
When Neighbors Cross The Line: Injunctions Against Harassment and Short-Term Rentals
On May 21, 2019, Governor Ducey signed new provisions regulating short-term rentals. The new laws aim to curb issues where short-term rentals are perceived as…
Understanding Easements
By: Bryan Eastin, Esq. The Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion explaining how easements can be extinguished in certain circumstances. Specifically, the Court ruled,…
Judgment Liens and Homestead Properties
COURT RULES THAT JUDGMENTS DO NOT ATTACH AS LIENS TO HOMESTEAD PROPERTIES Most civil cases never reach the trial stage. Instead, they are settled before…
Who Gets the House? How the Courts Divide Real Property Between Co-Owners in Partition Actions
Most real estate professionals understand that a purchase-money mortgage is senior to all other liens. But that is only mostly true. One important exception for all real estate professionals to be aware is the “PACA Trust.”
How To Transfer Title With The Beneficiary Deed
There are many ways for property owners to hold title to real estate. And there are many great estate planning options available to smoothly transfer title upon the owner’s death outside of probate, including the careful use of the beneficiary deed.