azfamily.com: Homeowner attorney raises concerns over increase in HOA foreclosures By Jason Barry September 14, 2017 PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) – Dina Reimer is like a lot of Valley homeowners living in an HOA community. She knows she can be cited for … Continue reading
AZCENTRAL: HOAs foreclosing on hundreds of Phoenix-area homeowners for as little as $1,200 Jessica Boehm and Catherine Reagor, The Republic September 14, 2017 Homeowners associations, the enforcers of neighborhood paint colors, holiday decorations and trash bins, are leading the latest … Continue reading
February 8, 2017 by Courtney Schwartzel Here it is! The list you’ve all been waiting for! We have compiled the absolute “need to know” bullet points about Open Meeting Law for Arizona Homeowners Associations. Arizona Open Meeting Law is in … Continue reading
NEIGHBORS AT WAR: Be Afraid! Be Very Afraid! HOA Abuse of Authority By Ward Lucas November 6, 2016 Video presentation by the late Arizona HOA activist, Jill Schweitzer, author of ‘Buying into an HOA with Your Eyes Wide Open’. http://neighborsatwar.com/2015/11/be-afraid-be-very-afraid/
The Daily Courier: Prescott man charged with embezzling $250K By Scott Orr September 22, 2016 PRESCOTT – The president of the Liberty Management Group was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 21, and charged with embezzling more than $250,000 over 10 years from … Continue reading
AZfamily.com: Grassroots group meets monthly to discuss HOA issues By Lindsey Reiser August 9, 2016 People love their homeowners associations when they prevent their neighbor from painting the house purple but hate them when they get a letter telling them … Continue reading
Scottsdale INDEPENDENT: Arizona citizens band together to address legislative powers of HOAs By Terrance Thornton August 5, 2016 A group of Arizona citizens are gathering at the capitol every month to force a conversation on the legal powers and lack … Continue reading
ABC15 Arizona: Can HOA tell you how to use your garage? By Joe Ducey June 6, 2016 H-O-A. They are three letters that can bring up some strong emotions. So do you love or loathe your homeowner’s association? One Gilbert … Continue reading
NEIGHBORS AT WAR: HOA Is Easier Target Ward Lucas April 2, 2016 guest blog by Nila Ridings Here’s a an auditor from Pima County, Arizona who apparently opted to steal from the HOA rather than the taxpayers. Joshua Bonillas was … Continue reading
TUCSON NEWS NOW: West Valley homeowner claims HOA has ‘gone wild’ By Jason Barry February 22,2016 El Mirage, AZ (KPHO/KTVK) -Some West Valley residents are speaking out against their homeowners association, claiming the HOA has “gone too far” by requiring hundreds of … Continue reading
Coolidge Examiner: Residents at odds with HOA By Robby Gak February 3, 2016 At the Carter Ranch monthly home owners association meeting, attendees were shocked when two attorneys and a security guard accompanied the HOA’s Board of Directors. The meeting … Continue reading
Posted: Oct 09, 2015 7:00 PM CDT Updated: Oct 10, 2015 12:26 AM CDT By Jason Barry A lot of homeowners feel helpless, when they have a dispute with their home owners association, but it doesn’t have to be that … Continue reading
Question: We live in a gated community in Chandler. There are covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&Rs) that should be enforced by our homeowners association. Due to the economy and numerous foreclosures in our gated community, there has been a shortage … Continue reading
AZCENTRAL.COM: Experts urge homeowners to get involved in their HOAs to prevent conflicts “Many … are unaware of the potential damage their HOA could be causing” By Jessica Boehm September 2, 2015 Many people think choosing a neighborhood with a homeowners … Continue reading
AZFAMILY.COM: Valley Realtor wants to inform public about HOAs By Jason Barry August 12, 2015 ANTHEM, AZ (KPHO/KTVK) – People either love them or hate them. But just how much do you really know about homeowners associations? There are thousands … Continue reading
Arizona Legislative update – PDF Document from the Mulcahy Law Firm in AZ. The 2015 Arizona legislature adjourned on April 3, 2015. Although there was no new legislation, there were several changes to existing laws that affect planned communities and … Continue reading
Ahwatukee Foothills News: DiCiccio: ‘Ugly politics’ and the ABM election Late last year, after it increased its budget by 5 percent and raised our assessment, ABM hired a political operative … — our HOA hired a political consultant March 12, … Continue reading
arizona.newszap.com: Trying to close enforcement gap: Condos live under own rules; compliance mixed March 4, 2015 By Rusty Bradshaw Independent Newsmedia, Inc. USA SUN CITY, Ariz. — Sun City resident Richard LeBass looks across the street from his condominium property … Continue reading
A list of the bills pending in Arizona that are community association-related. Read More
Is it religious discrimination or perhaps even a double standard? This is a News 4 Tucson Investigators follow up story about a family who was told by their Home Owner’s Association to take down a cross they had on their … Continue reading
azfamily.com: Gilbert couple suing HOA Charge HOA violating fair housing laws. by Amanda Goodman October 16, 2014 GILBERT, Ariz. — A Gilbert couple are suing their homeowners association in part for violating fair housing laws. Stephen Vroman is confined to … Continue reading
Date: August 2014 Written By: Allison Preston Arizona law requires homeowners associations to hold at least one membership meeting per year. A.R.S. §33-1248(B). This meeting is commonly referred to as the annual meeting. Oftentimes, an association holds multiple meetings throughout … Continue reading
Date: July 2014 Written By: Christina Morgan HOAs and community managers receive requests for records and information almost daily. In this day where an HOA’s management team has limited resources, especially time, records and information requests need to be treated … Continue reading
Date: April 2014 Written By: Christina Morgan Gun violence at HOA meetings is rare, but receives much media attention. No one will forget the tragic murders of two women and the wounding of three others in Arizona when a man … Continue reading
EXPLORERNEWS.COM: Such the Spot – A case of the HOA blues By Darcie Maranich September 12, 2014 Before I lived in one, I always thought that neighborhoods with Homeowner’s Associations were better than those without. I imagined manicured lawns and … Continue reading
AZCENTRAL.COM: Avondale HOA thwarts Boy Scout’s American flag project By David Madrid, The Republic August 27, 2014 Kyle Tucker just wants to plant a flagpole at his Avondale high school on his way to becoming an Eagle Scout. Instead, he’s … Continue reading
CBS5AZ.com: Scottsdale HOA sues property management Their property management company is accused of embezzling more than $3.4 million. By Jason Barry August 14, 2014 SCOTTSDALE, AZ (CBS5) – Some North Scottsdale homeowners are angry and they want answers.Their property management company is … Continue reading
abc15.com: Mesa residents still fighting HOA, claim former board members misspent money By Joe Ducey, Courtney Holmes July 29, 2014 Mesa, AZ – We’ve been following the legal battle between Superstition Lakes Condominium Association and its former leadership. We met … Continue reading
NEWS 4 Tucson: Homeowner complains to HOA about neighbors weeds, HOA tells him to clean it up House vacant for six months April 10, 2014 — By Lupita Murillo TUCSON – A Tucson homeowner is under scrutiny from his home owners … Continue reading
arizona.newszap.com: Peoria homeowners fight back against HOA By Jason Barry KPHO Channel 5 Official Media PartnerUpdated April 2, 2014 PEORIA, Ariz. — If a homeowner leaves a trash can out, or doesn’t cut back weeds, most homeowners associations will issue … Continue reading
MYFOXPHOENIX.com: Painted into a corner; Homeowners battling HOA over paint job March 11, 2014 — By Marc Martinez PHOENIX (KSAZ) -You’d think putting a fresh coat of paint on your house would win you some points in your neighborhood but not … Continue reading
abc15.com: Valley man shocked by HOA lawyer fees January 31, 2014 — By Joe Ducey PHOENIX – You know the feeling when you get close to paying off a debt? It’s great! A huge weight off your shoulders. Well imagine thinking … Continue reading
Do you ever feel that HOA’s have all the power and you as resident have no rights at all. HOA’s can fiercely pursue residents for all kinds of things, to the point of harassment. There are few resources available for … Continue reading
Amazon.com: HOA Common Sense: rejecting private government Author – George K Staropoli George Staropoli’s latest book, HOA Common Sense, covers the following subjects and includes a recommendation for state legislatures to restore and acknowledge the state and national constitutional rights of homeowners. … Continue reading
azdailysun.com: Pine Canyon HOA must allow ‘For Sale’ signs Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services September 4, 2013 PHOENIX — The right of state lawmakers to allow homeowners to post “For Sale” signs trumps any deed restrictions that ban them, the … Continue reading
AZCENTRAL.com: More bills on HOAs expected next year Staropoli: Challenged law would have given HOAs an advantage over residents By Caitlin McGlade — September 29, 2013 A Scottsdale man challenged a newly minted law he said would give homeowners associations an advantage over … Continue reading
This is the season for new Arizona statutes to take effect from the session’s summer end. One of those bills with an HOA/Homeowner impact, HB 2133, amends Arizona Revised Statutes 33-811 to require a bank trustee to record their trustee’s … Continue reading
abc15.com: Vincenz Homeowners Association bans organized sports at Gilbert park By Monica Lempert — 9/19/2013 GILBERT, AZ – They moved into a Gilbert community thinking it was family friendly, but moms are saying it’s anything but that after a new policy was … Continue reading
September 06, 2013 7:45 pm • By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services 5 PHOENIX — Saying legislators likely violated the Arizona Constitution, the Attorney General’s Office has agreed not to enforce some new laws governing homeowner associations. In an agreement filed Friday, … Continue reading
Arizona Daily Star: Court: Deed restrictions can’t ban “for sale” signs on houses September 5, 2013 — By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services PHOENIX — The right of state lawmakers to allow homeowners to post “for sale’’ signs trumps any deed … Continue reading
By: Timothy M. Hogan, Joy E. Herr-Cardillo Posted: July 16, 2013 SB1454 Staropoli & Brown v. State of Arizona, CV 2013-009991, July 16, 2013Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, Attorneys for the Plaintiffs NATURE OF THE ACTION 1. This … Continue reading
By: Dave Biscobing Mark LaMet Posted: 06/20/2013 PHOENIX – Thousands of Arizona families have lost their homes to illegal foreclosures. Illegal foreclosures are based on forged, faked and phony documents. According to Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne, “There’s been a major, really … Continue reading
By CRISTINA SILVA, Associated Press — posted June 20, 2013 PHOENIX (AP) — Homeowner associations were dealt a kick in the face Thursday when Gov. Jan Brewer signed a sweeping campaign finance bill that became a catch-all vehicle for a number of … Continue reading