Adam D. Martinez | Chairman of Real Estate Litigation Department Question: I own a property in Marana, Arizona, which includes a small airplane hangar, and an easement for “existing roads,” one of which I have used for many years as a private airstrip for taking off and landing small aircraft. The easement passes through my neighbor’s property on both sides. Recently, …
Real Estate Q & A: Is a dispensary lease valid even though illegal under federal law?
Adam D. Martinez | Chairman of Real Estate Litigation Department Question: My company owns and operates a medical marijuana dispensary in Maricopa County. Prior to applying for a license to operate as s medical marijuana dispensary, we entered a commercial lease. At the time our landlord knew what our business was and we had a very good relationship. After we …
Real Estate Q & A: Can an HOA prohibit a short-term vacation rental?
Adam D. Martinez | Chairman of Real Estate Litigation Department Question: I am in the process of purchasing a vacation home in Scottsdale, Arizona. When I am not personally using it, I plan to offer it as a short-term vacation rental. I just received the CC&Rs from the title company and one provision causes me concern. It says that the …
Real Estate Q & A: Buyer can terminate deed restriction
Adam D. Martinez, Esq. | Chairman of Real Estate Litigation Department Question: I am a developer and recently purchased four lots in a Phoenix neighborhood. Each lot is one acre. The original owner of the lots also owned a fifth adjacent lot that is currently owned by an individual who has lived in a home on her lot for decades. …
Real Estate Q & A: No Liability for Sellers Unless They Have Knowledge of Defects
Adam D. Martinez, Esq. | Chairman of Real Estate Litigation Department Question: I am a Canadian resident and own several real estate investments in Arizona. One of my investments is a large home in Ahwatukee located at the base of the South Mountain. It is a beautiful home, but it is was built many years ago in an older area, …
Real Estate Q & A: Is a commercial tenant responsible for back rent due to calculation error?
Adam D. Martinez, Esq. | Chairman of Real Estate Litigation Department Question: I am a commercial broker. Several years ago I helped a company purchase two commercial condos. The company occupies one suite, and I found a tenant for the second-floor suite. The rent due under the lease is based on a calculation of square feet. The owner of the …
Builder exempt from CC&R requirement after association employee approves plans
By Adam D. Martinez, Esq. | Chairman of Real Estate Litigation Department Question: My company builds custom homes throughout the Valley and is finishing the construction of a custom home on a lot in the Fountain Hills area. The lot is subject to Conditions Covenants and Restrictions (CC&Rs) which required us to obtain approval from the association. Recently, we went back to …
Real Estate Q & A: What’s the deal with adverse possession?
By Adam D. Martinez, Esq. Question: We purchased a home in Arcadia on a large lot a few years ago with the intention of building a large addition with floor to ceiling accordion glass doors that open to an entertaining patio. In getting our property surveyed, we learned our neighbor is encroaching on to our property by as much as …
Real Estate Q & A: Can Arizona brokers pay commissions to out-of-state brokers?
Adam D. Martinez | Chairman of Real Estate Litigation Department Question: I am a real estate broker licensed in Arizona. I am selling a commercial building to a buyer from Chicago. The buyer also happens to be a real estate broker licensed in Illinois, and he wants to receive the commission for the buyer’s side of the transaction. I don’t …
Real Estate Q & A: No right to a view without an easement
By Adam D. Martinez | Chairman of Real Estate Litigation Department Question: We recently constructed a new home on a hillside. The lot has amazing scenic views, which is the main reason we purchased it. Adjacent and below our lot is another lot and home. Our landscape plan included trees that, when grown, will partially block the adjacent neighbor’s scenic …
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