Posts Categorized: Laying Down the Law
LAYING DOWN THE LAW – New Rules for Evictions
Laying Down the Law, Market Forecast
November 1, 2019
Christopher J. Charles Attorney, Provident Law The Arizona Supreme Court recently promulgated new rules for eviction actions. Per the new rules, before proceeding with an eviction action, landlords must… Read more
LAYING DOWN THE LAW – It’s All About The [Purchase] Money: Are Construction & Home Improvement Loans Entitled to Anti-Deficiency Protection?
Financial Goals, Laying Down the Law
October 15, 2019
Christopher J. Charles, Esq. Provident Law Phillip A. Overcash, Esq. Provident Law Arizona law provides certain protections to homeowners who obtain purchase money financing for a home and then… Read more
LAYING DOWN THE LAW – LEGAL HEADACHES: CAN TENANTS SUE THEIR LANDLORD FOR ANNOYANCE OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS CONCERNING A PROPERTY’S CONDITION?
Laying Down the Law
April 30, 2019
Christopher J. Charles, Esq. Provident Law Phillip A. Overcash, Esq. Provident Law The Arizona Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, A.R.S. § 33–1301 et seq., (the “Act”), provides a comprehensive… Read more
LAYING DOWN THE LAW – WHY MEDIATION TRUMPS LITIGATION
Laying Down the Law, TEAMS
April 1, 2019
Christopher J. Charles, Esq. Provident Law “Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of the ox.” Proverbs 14:4. Put… Read more
LAYING DOWN THE LAW – COURT RULES THAT JUDGMENTS DO NOT ATTACH AS LIENS TO HOMESTEAD PROPERTIES
Laying Down the Law
February 26, 2019
Christopher J. Charles, Esq. Provident Law Bryan Eastin, Esq. Provident Law Most civil cases never reach the trial stage. Instead, they are settled before trial. However, in the smaller… Read more
LAYING DOWN THE LAW – ARE USURY LAWS STILL RELEVANT?
Laying Down the Law
January 29, 2019
Christopher J. Charles, Esq. Provident Law Samuel J. Doncaster, IV, Esq. Provident Law One of the greatest misconceptions of Arizona law is that usury is no longer a viable… Read more
LAYING DOWN THE LAW – Death and taxes: The Statutory Requirements for Purchasing, Redeeming and Foreclosing on Tax Liens in Arizona
Laying Down the Law
January 1, 2019
Christopher J. Charles, Esq. Phillip A. Overcash, Esq. Two things in life are certain: death and taxes. And if you don’t pay your taxes, there can be severe consequences…. Read more
LAYING DOWN THE LAW – Election of remedies: can mortgagees have their cake and eat it too?
Laying Down the Law
November 27, 2018
Christopher J. Charles, Esq. Provident Law Most secured creditors have multiple options if the debtor defaults on payment. That is precisely why they require borrowers to pledge security (such… Read more
LAYING DOWN THE LAW – HOW LONG CAN A LENDER WAIT BEFORE FORECLOSING OR SUING ON A NOTE?
Laying Down the Law
October 31, 2018
Christopher J. Charles, Esq. Bryan Eastin, Esq. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. once asked: “What is the justification for depriving a man of his rights, a pure evil as… Read more
LAYING DOWN THE LAW – WORD OF THE DAY: “ENCUMBRANCE”
Laying Down the Law
October 1, 2018
Christopher J. Charles, Esq. Phillip A. Overcash, Esq. Break out your dictionaries; or just rely on the word of the Arizona Court of Appeals to define “encumbrance” in the… Read more