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Selected Real Property Foreclosure Issues

The Foreclosure Title Report Title companies in Arizona issue a trustee’s sale guarantee for non-judicial foreclosures. A litigation guarantee or a foreclosure report is issued for the judicial foreclosure of a real property security interest. The guarantee report is generally a commitment to insure title to the property in the name of the beneficiary under […]

Terms That Should Be Included in a Real Estate Contract

1. Buyer may terminate the contract for any reason or no reason, in Buyer’s sole discretion, whether questionably reasonable or not. 2. Upon termination all earnest money shall be released to Buyer immediately. 3. If there is evidence of termites, Buyer may terminate this agreement and earnest money will be released to Buyer immediately. 4. […]

Terms That Should Be Included In Architecture Contracts

Owner will have the right to join architect and general contractor in single mediation and arbitration. Architect will provide a time schedule for producing documents. Architect is to advise Owner in writing when it is aware of any conflicts, errors, omissions in the Construction Documents or defects in construction of the project. If the cost […]

Title Policy Endorsements

Endorsements are used to expand or otherwise modify the coverage of a title insurance policy on real property. There are various title insurance policies made available to owners of real property by title companies including standard coverage, ALTA (American Land Title Association) extended coverage, ALTA residential and ALTA homeowner’s coverage. The ALTA policies and other […]

How Existing Zoning Regulations Restrict Use of Your Property

Local governments enact zoning ordinances to conserve and promote what they consider to be public health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the community. Most zoning ordinances divide a county or municipality into swaths of property that allow different uses (e.g., separating residential from commercial and industrial uses) and that restrict relatively intense uses to […]

Personal Injury Dos and Don’ts

DOs: What To Do After Suffering A Personal Injury Thoroughly document the scene right after the incident: This includes photographing the scene, getting witness information such as full name(s), address(es), phone number(s) and other observations. Contact and wait for law enforcement officers to investigate the incident, if at all possible: Law enforcement often tries to avoid […]

Please Close Gate – Save a Life!

“Please, Close Gate – Save a Life.” Unfortunately, at the apartment complex where this sign was hanging, a 4-year-old child gained access to the pool area and drowned. This and other drowning injuries and deaths are 100% preventable. Despite this fact, numerous children drown each year, many in the apartment complexes where they live. In […]

Personal Injury – Some Frequently Asked Questions

Q.        Do I have a case? A.        Generally, you have a case if you were injured and someone else is at least partially at fault for your injuries. Any time you have been seriously injured in a manner where you suspect you are not 100% at fault, you should check with one of our personal […]

Beware To Parents Who Let Other Family Members Drive the Family Car: The Family Purpose Doctrine is Reaffirmed in Arizona

Parents often let other family members, usually their teenage children, drive the family car. They do not, typically, realize that they expose themselves to personal liability for the negligent acts of those drivers in that car. The Arizona Supreme Court — in a case called Young v. Beck — left no doubt that parents are […]

Cell Phone Cameras in Healthcare Facilities: A Time to Refocus

For  years, healthcare facilities were cell phone free zones because of concerns about interference with pacemakers and other devices.  Several studies refuted those assumptions, however, and many facilities changed their policies. Today, there is a new concern:  patient privacy.  Healthcare facilities have a duty under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) […]