If a tenant failed to pay rent or is being evicted for another reason, Arizona Revised Statutes §§ 12-1171 – 12-1183 only permit the judge to consider who has the right to possession of the property and prohibits the judge from considering a tenant’s hardship. This specific situation is detailed in Tucson Lot 4, LLC…

Yes, in an opinion provided by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, interpreting Arizona Revised Statute § 32-2101(48), a company or individual must be licensed if it engages in real estate activity for another and for compensation. Compensation is broadly construed to be any fee, commission, salary, money or other valuable consideration for services rendered or…

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provided new guidance for landlords in April of 2016.  This guidance stated, among other things, that a blanket policies of refusing to rent because of an individual’s prior criminal conviction violates the Fair Housing Act (FHA) were improper. “Right now, many housing providers use the fact of…

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