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The firm is proud to announce that Eden Mara Brown will be working with us for the Spring 2013 semesterWelcome to Eden Mara Brown as the Firm's Spring 2013 Intern

My days are spent with lawyers.  We are fortunate to have a growing and healthy practice and the lawyers IMe and Solicitor Scratch on the Bumpy Road to Shangri-Law

The legislature has introduced HB2290 (see the full text of  HB2290) that makes changes to the Arizona Condominium and ArizonaHB 2290 = More Barriers for Homeowners

It’s back to the basics for this blog entry. We were talking about HOA and Condo Association records at aAssociation Records: Like an Open Book

We're putting the "H" back in HOA Mark it on your calendar.  November 2011 is the beginning of a new dayGrand Opening - The Law Offices of J. Roger Wood, PLLC

The Legislature is working on HB 2145 and it's bad news for homeowners, a potential financial and administrative boondoggle forArizona Legislation - HB2145 is Bad News All Around

The Arizona Legislative Session is in Swing! Let's get down to the guts and glory of making new HOA laws inA Little Bit of Sausage Making

The Class Action lawsuit was in the news again this week.   Click on the picture below to reach the ChannelClass Action in the News and the List of Defendants

It's a sickness and it's wrong. Someone, somewhere (probably the HOA's lawyer) told one board that it was okay toIn Sheep's Clothing: Board Resolutions as CC&R Amendments

We hear it all.  When folks jump into a full-0n smack-down with the homeowners association, the muzzles come off andHOA Lawyers are Not Well-Liked

I wrote a bill.  Well, I helped write a bill.  But, I think after some massaging and changes, let's giveI Wrote a Bill, er, Sort Of

Occupy HOA Meeting in Mesa a Great Success! We met for almost two and a half hours discussing how we canOccupy HOA Meeting #1

Take a deep breath Arizona Homeowner.  Gone are the days of neighbors not believing that Joe Board President said *that*Let's Go to the Video Tape

In many homeowner assessment collection cases and negotiations, there seems to be a common theme: why won't my HOA takePartial Payments on HOA Accounts - Let's Ask the Legislature to Fix This

Flags are controversial.  Some people love them.   Others think they detract from the look and feel of the neighborhood.  Still,Let Your Freak Flag Fly, A Bit About Flying Flags in Your HOA

Excellent question. Often, homeowners who make payments to the HOA do not understand the regular account statement. Sometimes, there are aDude, Where's My Dues Payment?

I was fortunate to attend several quality seminars last week at CAI's National Law Seminar. One of the more noteworthy sessionsThe Shapes of Embezzlement

I went to my first board meeting from the homeowner side of the table. It was a hearing on aBoard Membership Requires Directors to Turn in Civility Cards

Remember that sound bite?  It went something like that: an HOA shouldn't be able to take your home through foreclosureHOAs Shouldn't Take Away a Home Over a Shrubbery

Channel 3 ran a story tonight on the class action lawsuit, highlighting one of the plaintiffs in the case.  It'sNews Coverage on Class Action Lawsuit Against Management Companies

Honor isn't about making the right choices. It's about dealing with the consequences. In my month-old adventure helping homeowners, I hearHonoring the (Statutory) Lack of Consequences

This blog entry was revised several hours after it was posted.  Those alterations and additions are in red. Some HOA lawyersHow Do You Spell Harassment? REVISED

Class Action Lawsuit Filed by Arizona Homeowners Against Arizona HOA Management Companies Alleging Millions of Dollars of Damages forClass Action Filed Against AZ HOA Management Companies

There ought to be a law.  Wait, there is a law.  There are actually quite a few.  Homeowners in HomeownersOut of Balance: Homeowner Rights vs. Responsibilities

The watchdogs of all things open and transparent are celebrating this week.  It’s Sunshine Week and government observers and citizenLet the Sunshine In!

It's time we kept score.  Let's put up the numbers for the little guy.  To date, this law firm hasSaving Homeowners Money... One Dollar at a Time

Open meeting issues and problems in Arizona's planned communities and condominiums are a quagmire.  Many HOA boards and management professionalsOpen Meetings, Open Hearts