Real Estate Litigation

Transfer of Property Title to a Holding Company Did Not Divest Landowner of Owner-Occupant Status Under A.R.S. § 33-1002(B)

By: Richard G. Erickson Recently, in Marco Crane & Rigging Co. v. Masaryk, 703 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 29 (Dec. 30, 2014), the Arizona Court of Appeals established that a subcontractor on a residential project has no lien rights against an owner-occupant, even though the homeowner transferred the property’s title to a holding company (an Arizona […]

January 20, 2015 | 4 min read | Tagged: A.R.S. § 33-1002, construction, contractor, foreclosure, general contractor, holding company, homebuilder, homebuilding, homeowner, landowner, lien, lien law, Limited Liability Company, Marco Crane & Rigging Co. v. Masaryk, mechanic's lien, owner-occupant, residential construction, subcontractor

Rick Erickson Partner

Protecting Your Project From Litigation: Limited Liability Company vs. Partnership

If you have multiple investors/owners, one of the benefits of using a Limited Liability Company (LLC) to own real property rather than using a partnership is that the LLC offers better protection of the real property from creditors of any individual part-owner (LLC member or partner). A judgment creditor of an LLC member is limited […]

August 9, 2013 | 3 min read | Tagged: Limited Liability Company, LLC, real property

Kevin Parker Former Counsel