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President Ronald Reagan’s director of personnel is quoted as saying, “Personnel is policy.” It’s a pithy way of describing the truism that the people who…

Make Haste to Forestall Foreclosure in Arizona

Finding yourself facing the specter of foreclosure is one of the more stressful events that can occur in a homeowner’s life, even being linked to…

Step By Step Process For Stepparent Adoption

Anne Munsil Courchaine

Family Law

One bright spot in the often emotionally charged world of family law is adoption, specifically, stepparent adoption. In this scenario, many times the stepparent has…

When a False Real Estate Document Has Been Recorded in Arizona

Claims over interests in real estate in Arizona are recorded with the recorder’s office of whichever county the property sits within. So long as an…

How Churches Can Handle Personal Injury Risks

In focusing on the spiritual side of life, churches can, at times, lose sight of the more physical issues that can arise at church. And…

May Cities Regulate Short-Term Rentals in Arizona?

A 2016 law created a regime in Arizona that barred cities from regulating short-term rental properties. This bill was passed based on the convincing idea…

Real Estate Encroachments

Anne Munsil Courchaine

Everyone has that one neighbor – the neighbor who doesn’t cut their lawn, who leaves their trash or recycling bin on the street way after…

Mitigating the Risk of Church Property Disputes

How to Handle Church Property Issues

The particular manners in which church property disputes arise are as numerous as the lilies of the field. But those that are peculiar to churches…

What Must a Landlord Disclose in Arizona?

The landlord-tenant relationship generally has the potential to be a fraught one. It’s not surprising when you think about it: the arrangement is an intermingling…

Must You Report Donors on Schedule B of Form 990?

For some time, Internal Revenue Service Form 990, “Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax” legally required every tax-exempt organization—alongside nonexempt charitable trusts and section…

Arizona Homeowners Associations—Differences Between Condo and Single Family Rules

Ever since Sun City was founded back in the 1950s, Arizona has been a haven of sorts for Homeowners Associations. These organizations, which make and…

Whose Fence is it Anyway?: Fences on Property Lines in Arizona