Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds That (1) Buyer Who Unknowingly Purchases Home Next Door To Registered Sex Offender May Pursue A Claim Of Fraud But Not A Claim For Negligent Failure To Disclose Against Seller Of Home Under A.R.S. § 32-2156(A)(3); and (2) The Duties Of A Real Estate Broker May Be Limited By Contract With The Informed Consent Of The Client.
Arizona Supreme Court Holds That Senate Bill 1609’s Impairment of the Formula for Calculating Cost of Living Adjustments Owed to Beneficiaries of the Elected Officials Retirement Plan Violates Article 29, § 1(C) of the Arizona Constitution.
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds That (1) a Party May Sue to Forestall a Trustee’s Sale by Asserting That the Trustee Lacks Authority to Conduct the Sale, and (2) if a Lender or Its Agent Offers to Modify a Loan, the Lender Must Act Reasonably in Processing the Loan Modification.
Arizona Supreme Court Holds That Out-of-State Law Firm May Be Subject to Personal Jurisdiction in Arizona When an Arizona Resident Hires the Firm to Issue an Opinion Letter Regarding Federal Law.