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Wed, Jul 21

Attorney General Advisory: SB 1070 and Fair Housing Laws

Some residents and landlords in Arizona may have questions or concerns regarding their rights and obligations under the fair housing laws and the potential impact of SB 1070 on those laws. To help address these concerns, the Attorney General’s office has created a review guide of Arizona and federal fair housing laws and answers to some questions related to SB 1070.ATTORNEY GENERAL ADVISORY: SB 1070 and Fair Housing Laws...
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PROPERTY TAX - view all property tax issues

Fri, Jan 25

S1002: Property Tax; Equalization Repeal

This bill would make permanent the three-year suspension of the state equalization property tax. [Note: the suspension is due to expire in 2009. This tax is also called the county equalization assistance for education property tax]  To read the bill in its entirety, please visit: http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/sb1002p.pdf  ...
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REGULATORY - view all regulatory issues

Wed, Apr 23

House and Senate Committees Hold Hearings on Controversial Wetlands Legislation

  The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) held a hearing on Wednesday, April 16, to receive testimony on H.R. 2421, the Clean Water Restoration Act. The bill is sponsored by T&I Chairman James Oberstar (D-Minn.), who is seeking to overturn two recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding jurisdiction over wetlands. The bill seeks to broaden the scope of federal jurisdiction over waters by removing the term "navigable" and replacing it with the term "waters of the United States," a term that opponents of the legislation would dramatically increase federal jurisdiction. NAR strongly opposes this legislation and is working wit...
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IMPORTANT ISSUES - view all important issues

Thu, Dec 17

Citi to suspend foreclosures for 30 days

© A/P 2009 Citigroup Inc. will suspend foreclosures and evictions for 30 days in a temporary break for about 4,000 borrowers during the holiday season. The New York-based bank said Thursday the suspension will run from Friday through Jan. 17. It applies only to borrowers whose loans are owned by Citi. Borrowers who make payments to Citi but whose loans are owned by other investors are out of luck. "We want our borrowers to have a much less stressful time, to spend their time with their families during the holidays as opposed to worrying about their homes," Sanjiv Das, head of the company's mortgage division, said in an interview. Read more....
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