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Welcome to the Snell & Wilmer real estate litigation blog. Check back here often for useful news and information about current topics involving real estate litigation. We hope that you will find the blog both timely and helpful, and we invite you to join the discussion by posting comments about the articles and contacting the authors with your thoughts about the posts.
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Recent Posts
- Best Practices: Commercial Lockouts in Arizona
- The Unwavering Un-waivable Implied Warranty of Workmanship and Habitability in Arizona
- Liquidated Damages: Too High and It’s a Penalty. Too Low and You’re Out of Luck.
- The Arizona Supreme Court Confirms that Judgment Liens Attach to Homestead Property
- Don’t Be Lazy with Your Tenders
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What is the Effect of an Untimely Challenge to the Timeliness of a Trustee’s Sale?
By: Ben Reeves Ever wonder what happens if a person challenges the timeliness of a trustee’s sale after the sale already occurred? Waiver of the argument of course! And, in the case of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Waltner, the … Continue reading
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Ben Reeves
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Tagged A.R.S. 33-811(C), Statute of Limitations, trustee's sale, waiver
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Federal Courts to Apply More Protective State Law when Analyzing Validity of Pre-dispute Jury Trial Waivers in Diversity Jurisdiction Cases
By Anthony J. Carucci The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that federal courts sitting in diversity jurisdiction must apply the underlying state law to determine the validity of pre-dispute jury trial waivers where the state law is more … Continue reading
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Sean M. Sherlock
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Tagged jury, waiver
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Update – Prospective Waivers of “Fair Market Value” Hearings are Definitely Void.
By: Ben Reeves In 2013, we blogged about the Arizona Court of Appeals’ determination that prospective contractual waivers of “fair market value” hearings are unenforceable as a matter of public policy. The link to our prior blog post is here. … Continue reading
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Ben Reeves
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Tagged A.R.S. 33-814, anti-deficiency, CAS 13-101 v. Loop 101, fair market value hearing, waiver
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Guarantor Waivers Narrowed
By: Lyndsey A. Torp and Sean M. Sherlock A general waiver by a guarantor of “all defenses” does not actually waive “all defenses.” California Bank & Trust v. Del Ponti, — Cal.Rptr.3d —, 2014 WL 6908141 (Cal.App. 4 Dist.). That … Continue reading
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Sean M. Sherlock
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Tagged defense, Guarantor, guaranty, waiver
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General Contractor’s Prospective Waiver Of Its Lien Rights Is Enforceable In California
By: Lyndsey Torp http://www.swlaw.com/attorneys/lyndsey_torp In another decision favoring lenders (See http://www.swlaw.com/blog/real-estate-litigation/2014/08/29/arizona-supreme-court-to-contractor-sorry-but-equitable-subrogation-of-a-banks-later-deed-of-trust-trumps-earlier-mechanics-lien-rights/), the California Court of Appeal, in an opinion published in September 2014, entitled Moorefield Construction, Inc. v. Intervest Mortgage Investment Company, et al., D065464, held an original contractor can … Continue reading
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Lyndsey Torp
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Tagged contractor, deed, foreclosure, lien, loan, mechanics, owner, subordination, waiver
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Unmitigated Waivers: Guarantors Remain Liable Despite 4-Year Delay in Foreclosure Sale
By: Ben Reeves If a lender delays foreclosure allowing years of default interest to accrue such that a guarantor’s obligation increases from $6 million to $12 million, should the guarantor remain on the hook for the full $12 million? In … Continue reading
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Ben Reeves
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Tagged Guarantor, guaranty, impairment of collateral, mitigation of damages, Pi'ikea v. Williamson, waiver
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Can You Waive the Right to a “Fair Market Value” Hearing?
By: Ben Reeves We finally have an answer to the question of whether parties can contractually waive the right to a “fair market value” hearing under Arizona law – and the answer, according to the Court of Appeals – is … Continue reading
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Ben Reeves
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Tagged A.R.S. § 33-814, CSA 13-101 Loop LLC v. Loop 101 LLC, fair market value hearing, real estate litigation, waiver
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Arizona’s Anti-deficiency Statute, A.R.S. 33-814(G), Cannot be Prospectively Waived Says the Court of Appeals
By: Ben Reeves In Parkway Bank & Trust Co. v. Zivkovic, 662 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 26 (Ct. App. 2013), the Arizona Court of Appeals held that provisions in loan documents purporting to waive the applicability of A.R.S. § 33-814(G) violate Arizona … Continue reading
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Ben Reeves
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Tagged A.R.S. § 33-814, anti-deficiency, Parkway Bank v. Zivkovic, real estate litigation, waiver
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