Christopher

If Owner or Landlord Does Not Move Tenant Has Right to Evict

Property owners and landlords have long fought the battle to find and keep good tenants. Many owners and landlords have had the unpleasant experience of evicting a tenant for nonpayment of rent or for some other breach of the lease. However, in these curr... Read >

Real Estate Law Answers About Cancellation of Listing Agreements

There is some confusion about the cancellation of real estate listing agreements. Is a listing agreement signed by both spouses cancelled if one spouse dies? Is a spouse liable for a commission to a listing broker under a listing agreement signed only by ... Read >

Mediation Is Alternative To Litigation For Dispute Resolution

Disputes between parties arise every day. While many adversaries rush to the courthouse to file a lawsuit, this is often the most expensive and time-consuming option. Mediation is an alternative to litigation that deserves serious consideration in many c... Read >

Can an Arizona Real Estate Listing Broker be Liable for Two Co-Broke Commissions?

Here is an interesting Arizona real estate law scenario: A seller signs a listing agreement with a list price of $200,000. The listing broker places this $200,000 listing in the Multiple Listing Service (“MLS"). The next morning the listing broker receive... Read >

In AZ Real Estate Law Should Married Own Home as Community Property With Right of Survivorship?

In 1995 the Arizona legislature authorized a husband and wife to hold title to their home (and other real property and even personal property such as stocks and bonds) as community property with right of survivorship (“CPWROS").Prior to this1995 Arizona r... Read >

Property Transfer 101 The Common Means to Transfer Real Property Interests in Arizona

In Arizona, the most common types of deeds used to transfer an interest in real property are the general warranty deed, the special warranty deed, the quit claim deed and the beneficiary deed. As explained more fully below, the general warranty deed and t... Read >

The Standard for Lis Pendens or Pending Real Estate Litigation in Arizona

Often when filing a lawsuit for a specific performance for the sale of a home or other another real property contract, buyers will employ the customary legal tactic of contemporaneously recording a notice of lis pendens (lis pendens is Latin for “pending ... Read >

Jury Awards Large Commission in Commercial Property Dispute

One of the largest jury verdicts awarding a brokerage commission in Arizona history was recently awarded from a commercial property dispute. A Scottsdale real estate agent was awarded a commission of $420,000 against a brokerage firm who had listed a larg... Read >