By Jesse A. Millard | AZRE Recently, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community has been garnering a lot of development buzz. While developing on tribal lands can be a complex process, developers are taking on the challenges in order to take advantage of other perks associated with building on tribal lands like various tax benefits. New projects in the Talking …
P&Z give thumbs up to CopperWynd project
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the Copperwynd Resort.) By Bob Burns | The Fountain Hills Times The town’s Planning and Zoning Commission took the first step March 9 that would allow the owner of the CopperWynd Resort to redevelop the property with 10 times the current room capacity. The commission voted unanimously, 7-0, to recommend the Town Council approve 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 …
Amusement park gets first approval from Casa Grande commission before big crowd; Rose Law Group Director of Transactions, Cameron Carter, makes the pitch
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the developers of Dreamport Villages.) By Kevin Reagan | Casa Grande Dispatch The City Hall Council Chambers were packed with people Thursday night. Citizens stood, huddled outside the chambers’ entrance and along the room’s walls, curious to hear about an amusement park being developed in Casa Grande. Block Sports Company was seeking approval of a …
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 …
Disneyland in the desert; Rose Law Group Founder and CEO Jordan Rose discusses what’s next
By William Pitts | KPNX 12 The team behind a development that’s been billed as a Disney World-like destination resort in Casa Grande is saying it never intended to raise expectations that high. Alan Segall said Wednesday his company, The Block Sports, was referencing Disney World as an example of the potential for development. Planning documents the company filed with …
Real Estate Q & A: Property owners must share easement expenses
By Adam D. Martinez | Chairman of Real Estate Litigation Department Question: We own a home on a large lot in Maricopa County. The lot is in a cul-de-sac with four other large lots with homes. All of the lot owners access their lots using an easement on a private road. The recorded easement only refers to the right to …
Property owner’s rights and developer protections when construction defects occur
By Loren Ungar | Rose Law Group Litigation Attorney Homebuilders use their best efforts to ensure quality construction. Sometimes, however, construction defects can turn up years later. But, what protections are afforded homebuilders so that they are not taken advantage of years later after construction has been completed? Arizona has enacted legislation in an attempt to deal with the problem of …
