Real estate agents continue Salvation Army bell-ringing tradition

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Those Callaways By Catherine Reagor | The Republic The real estate industry will be ringing bells and manning Salvation Army kettles in front of stores across the Valley on Wednesdays this month. Thousands of metro Phoenix real estate and title agents are expected to help bring in donations for the nonprofit as part of Real …

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 …

2 weeks for medical marijuana; ‘little comfort’ for patients, says Laura Bianchi, Rose Law Group partner and director of Cannabis Department

Federal marijuana protections safe for now with stopgap spending bill By Alex Pasquariello and Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff President Donald Trump signed a stop-gap spending bill Friday to avoid a government shutdown and keep the federal government running through Dec. 22. Protections for state medical marijuana programs known as the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment were also continued in the legislation to …

Union Park at Norterra master-planned community is underway

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Sunbelt Holdings in other projects. AZRE After more than two years of thoughtful planning and preparation by land owner USAA Real Estate of San Antonio and master developer Sunbelt Holdings of Scottsdale, north Phoenix’s new upscale master planned community at Norterra is under construction for its first phase of development. The 400-acre mixed use community …

Scottsdale City Council approves all major General Plan applications

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Bell Group Self Storage By Melissa Fittro | Scottsdale Independent The Scottsdale City Council has approved three major General Plan amendments — including an application for a 700-unit storage facility in north Scottsdale. On Monday, Dec. 4, Scottsdale City Council hosted its annual major General Plan amendment hearing, yielding three applications asking to make changes to …

Shea Homes gives the 55+ set new reasons to go clubbing

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Shea Homes.  Home builder has seen increased interest in its on-site active adult club amenities. Builder Shea Homes wants its residents at its 55+ Trilogy communities to do more ‘clubbing.’ But not in nightclubs. According to a recent study conducted by Shea, 67% of its prospective buyers in the active adult space feel that now is …

As opioid crisis escalates, Scottsdale latest city to zero in on sober living homes; Rose Law Group litigator Evan Bolick comments on increasing municipal scrutiny

By Joseph Flaherty | Phoenix New Times In one of the cascading effects from Arizona’s opioid crisis, sober-living homes are under the magnifying glass. These homes allow people recovering from addiction to live together in a supportive residential setting. But sober-living homes are pretty much unregulated, and residents can be vulnerable to exploitation. READ ON: “As more group home investors enter the …

Court releases opinion in Maricopa Apex case

Disclosure: Rose Law Group litigators Evan Bolick and Logan Elia represented Apex Motor Club in this case. By Kevin Reagan | Maricopa Monitor Giving developers a permit to build on 280 acres in Maricopa was an administrative act, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled, and not legislative. On Monday, the appellate court released its opinion on why it ruled …

Congress divided over whether to kill thousands of wild horses; Rose Law Group equine lawyer Adam Trenk suggests ‘holisic’ approach

Crush of the animals causing environmental damages By Josh Siegel | Washington Examiner John Ruhs, the Bureau of Land Management’s director in Nevada, helps oversee 37,700 wild horses and burros roaming federal lands in the state, more than three times the number the agency has determined the ranges there can sustain. Nevada bears the worst of a problem trampling the …

[EXCLUSIVE] Bell Storage on Shea wins after long debate

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the Bell storage project  Rose Law Group Reporter Last night With a 6-1 vote, the Scottsdale City Council Monday night approved a major General Plan amendment and rezoning for a 2.8- acre property at Shea and 116th Street for a boutique self storage facility, applied for by George H. Bell. The facility’s design is similar surrounding office buildings and will …