Category: Arizona
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Divorce and Beneficiary Deeds in Arizona: What Actually Happens
Divorce changes more than just your marital status, it can also affect who inherits your property. In Arizona, many people assume that once a divorce is final, everything automatically updates. In some cases, that’s partially true, but not in the way most people expect. Understanding how divorce affects a beneficiary deed requires looking at both…
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New Deed Fraud Law Advances in Arizona
Arizona is fed up with deed fraud. Con artists who target deeds go for “a person’s home, their savings, and the work of a lifetime,” says Representative Selina Bliss. Now, a bill in Arizona’s legislature is poised to better protect deed holders from manipulators who take homes out from under people. House Bill 2080 passed—unanimously—out…
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How Arizona Is Fighting Back Against Deed Fraud
A Rural County’s Innovation Becomes a Statewide Model for Property Protection Deed fraud complaints to Arizona’s Attorney General have surged in recent years, with at least 65 cases reported in just a 20-month period.¹ But from Mohave County in Arizona’s northwest corner, an innovative program is gaining traction as a model for the entire state—and…
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Sell a Home You Don’t Own? Here’s How They Do It in Scottsdale
Here’s a true story about seller impersonation that landed in the news during the first week of 2026. The story starts with an owner of a home in Arizona getting an alert from the local deed recorder’s office of Maricopa County. Uh oh. The recorder’s office was notifying the deed holder that the title to…
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Arizona Transfer on Death Deed: Understanding the Beneficiary Deed
If you’re searching for an Arizona transfer on death deed, you’re not alone — and you’re not far off. Arizona offers a powerful estate planning tool that accomplishes exactly what a transfer on death deed does, but the state calls it by a different name: the beneficiary deed. This distinction matters. Understanding that Arizona’s beneficiary…
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The Sting: Arizona Real Estate Agent Calls the Cops, Derails Deed Fraud
A fast-acting real estate pro helped nab the suspected perpetrator of a deed theft against a senior. John Rowan, a Scottsdale real estate agent and investor, got a call from a stranger whose friend reportedly inherited a home and wanted to sell it as-is. Rowan went to check out the Phoenix-area home. A landscaper present…
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Leaving Your Home for a While? An Arizona Trucker Has a Cautionary Tale
“This is home. It will always be home,” D’Andrea Turner told ABC’s Channel 15. “I raised my babies here.” D’Andrea’s ex, Keith Turner, is a trucker who went out on the road for long stretches at a time. This left the home unattended, as the pair had separated. This year, the two parents learned their…
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Swindlers Beware: Texas Makes Its Move to Head Off “Dirty Deeds”
They call it the dirty deeds law. Recorders of Texas deeds may, as of July 2023, card people who show up to file home deed transfers. Meanwhile, in Arizona, a swindler sold an ill-gotten deed to the Zillow® real estate company. Texas is lowering the boom. The state will now have its deed recorders verify…
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House Gift: Transferring Your Arizona or Florida Home Through a Gift Deed
Using a gift deed, you can transfer your home to a new owner. The transfer of a gift deed occurs among friends and relatives, or between donors and charities. The giver of the gift deed, formally known as a grantor or donor, conveys the home to the recipient or donee while the donor is alive.…
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Transfers of Condominium Units in Arizona
The Arizona Condominium Act is codified at ARS 33-1201, et seq. A condominium is a piece of real estate, portions (units) of which are reserved for separate ownership, with the remainder designated for common ownership, solely by owners of the separate units (33-1202(10)). The condominium must first be created by a declaration, which designates the…
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Arizona Beneficiary Deeds and the Right of Survivorship
Arizona’s beneficiary deeds are governed by A.R.S. § 33-405. Beneficiary deeds are estate planning instruments that allow owners of Arizona real estate to retain absolute control over their property, with the freedom to use, modify, or sell the land at will. When lawfully executed and recorded, beneficiary deeds convey a potential future “interest in real…
