What types of coverage should my homeowner’s insurance policy provide?
What types of coverage should my homeowner’s insurance policy provide?
July 31st, 2010
The Role of the Trustee in Bankruptcy in Arizona
July 30th, 2010
For those of you researching or looking into the possibility of filing bankruptcy, you will have likely seen much written about a trustee that will be involved in your case. All Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases are assigned a trustee that falls under the direction of the Department of Justice.
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
In Chapter 7
How do I pay a lawyer?
February 18th, 2010
There are three primary ways attorneys are paid. First, the dreaded billable hour. Every minute your attorney thinks about your case translates into a bill you must pay. Rates can range from expensive to really expensive and a lawyer’s bill can grow quickly when litigating a case. Second, flat billing rates. These rates are negotiated
HOA Complaints Must Go to the Courts
February 1st, 2010
Because a great number of Arizona neighborhoods have homeowners’ associations, a significant population of Mesa belongs to HOAs. And while HOAs offer people many benefits, sometimes members take issue with their restrictions or policies. For a brief window, Arizona law allowed for an administrative process to handle HOA disputes, which provided people with an alternative
Obtaining Information from a HOA
December 28th, 2009
Arizona homeowners who belong to a HOA should know what is going on with the association they belong to. Most times, an association’s management company will provide homeowners with records or financial information upon a homeowner’s request. If met with resistance, however, homeowners should know that Arizona law requires homeowners’ associations to provide members with
Pet Ownership in Arizona Homeowner’s Association
December 21st, 2009
Many Mesa homeowners raise questions about whether the homeowner associations’ they belong to can place a ban on pets. While HOAs do have some latitude as to what types of behavior they can proscribe, very few Arizona HOAs actually place restrictions on what homeowners can do inside the privacy of their own home. So even
Planned Communities V. Condominium Associations
December 14th, 2009
While not every homeowners’ association is identical, most associations in Arizona are either a planned community or a condominium association. Mesa alone is filled with both planned communities and condominium associations. These types of communities share many characteristics, but the fundamental difference between the two lies in how the common areas are owned.
Common areas are
Citizen Spouse Visas
September 10th, 2009
The United States grants immigrant visas (green cards) to spouses of its citizens under most circumstances. Marriage to a citizen, however, does not automatically entitle the non-citizen to residency or citizenship. Some have entered into sham marriages for the sole purpose of receiving a visa, a practice known as “marriage fraud.”
Bankruptcy and Foreclosures Still at Record Highs
August 13th, 2009
Perhaps you have found this post and are one of many Americans faced with the possibility of foreclosure on your home. If this is the case, a foreclosure attorney in Arizona at Jackson White can help. Please call us at 877-612-9872 to set up a free consultation with a foreclosure attorney.
Home foreclosures climbed to a
Rethinking Bankruptcy
July 29th, 2009
When I visit with clients about filing bankruptcy, nearly everyone I meet is at the end of their financial rope and are resorting to bankruptcy when all hope of recovery is gone. In much of my reading on bankruptcy there seems to be a new approach to bankruptcy, what it offers, and how the Bankruptcy

