Adam D. Martinez | Chairman of Real Estate Litigation Department Question: My husband and I own a home in North Scottsdale. We also own a condo in Ahwatukee that we currently rent. Our wills state that if both my husband and I pass away, our homes go to our daughter. However, we understand that a will does not avoid probate. …
Real Estate Q&A: Homeowner does not have to remove encroaching wall
By Adam D. Martinez, Esq. Chair of Rose Law Group Real Estate Litigation Question: We own a home at the base of Mummy Mountain in Paradise Valley, Arizona. We purchased it from my parents 3 years ago. Prior to us, my parents owned the home for 9 years. Recently, my new neighbor told me that a short stone wall dividing …
Casa Grande in Pinal County is the new home of a 500-acre, $700 million, 2,000-employee automotive manufacturer
(Note: Rose Law Group represents Landowners who helped make this project a reality.) By Eric Jay Toll | Phoenix Business Journal Menlo Park, California-based Lucid Motors will build an electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Casa Grande and has plans to build its luxury electric vehicles for first sale in 2018. It is gearing up to compete with Mercedes, Audi and …
Congress hears appeals to fix dysfunctional appraisal system; Adam Martinez, Chairman of Rose Law Group real estate litigation department provides insight
By Jann Swanson | Mortgage News Daily The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance recently held a hearing on “Modernizing Appraisals: A Regulatory Review and the Future of the Industry.” According to the committee memorandum, the hearing was called to “Examine the appraisal industry since the creation of the Appraisal Subcommittee in 1989, review the Dodd-Frank Act’s impact …
Jennifer Hall, Rose Law Group senior project manager, appointed Vice-Chair of the Paradise Valley Village Planning Committee
The Paradise Valley Village Planning Committee appointed Jennifer hall, Rose Law Group senior project manager, to Vice-Chair on Monday. Hall has extensive experience working with municipalities and communities throughout Arizona, concerning land use issues, rezoning, redevelopment and development projects. “I’m absolutely thrilled to accept this position,” Hall said. “I’ve had the privilege to serve on the PV VPC for the …
Phoenix demolition delay wins approval as Circles deal gets OK
(Disclosure: Rose Law group represents Aspirant, owner of the Circle/Stewart building) By Catherine Reagor and Christopher Silavong | The Republic The Phoenix City Council on Wednesday voted to delay the destruction of buildings at least 50 years old, a move sparked by the partial demolition of the downtown Circles building this spring that caused outrage in the community. Hours before …
Roosevelt Row group reverses, now backs Circles Records apartments, tax break
(Disclosure: Rose Law group represents Aspirant, owner of the Circle/Stewart building) By Mike Sunnucks | Phoenix Business Journal A Roosevelt Row neighborhood group has reversed its opposition to the 19-story apartment redevelopment and proposed property tax break at the Circles Records property in downtown Phoenix. The Roosevelt Action Association, and its president Sherry Rampy now back Aspirant Development’s plans for …
Rose Law Group Founder, CEO Jordan Rose and Mark Killian, director, Arizona Department of Agriculture, discuss Saudi-Arabian farming in La Paz County on ‘Horizon’
(Note: Rose Law Group represents Fondomonte Arizona.) By Arizona Horizon | Arizona PBS One hundred miles west of Phoenix, a Saudi-Arabian owned farming operation grows hay year-round in the desert. It’s an issue examined by Arizona State University students in a documentary called “Camels Don’t Fly, Deserts Don’t Bloom,” which explores the issue of Saudi-Arabian farming in La Paz County and …
Adam Martinez, Chairman of Rose Law Group Real Estate Litigation Department, explains Arizona Court of Appeals HOA director decision
By Adam Martinez | Chairman of Rose Law Group Real Estate Litigation Department The Arizona Court of Appeals on Wednesday reversed a trial court’s decision that permitted an HOA to exclude a rogue board director from executive board meetings. After the rogue director received an email from a former employee that accused a current employee of misconduct, the board met in an …
Circle Records building development continues discussion
(Note: Rose Law Group represents Empire Group) By Mike Sunnucks | Phoenix Business Journal A Scottsdale development firm looking to build a 19-story apartment building on the Circles Records property near downtown Phoenix’s Roosevelt Row area continues to push for the project and a property tax break even as opponents dig in their heels. The fight over Scottsdale-based Empire Group …