Deed Restrictions
After Father Deeds Home to Mother, the Mortgage Lender Cannot Require Payment of Entire Mortgage
Question: Four years ago my mom and dad, who are in their 70s, bought a nice home in Wickenburg with a $420,000 mortgage. They recently separated for whatever reason, and my dad deeded the Wickenburg home to my mother. Although my mother is current on the mortgage payments, my mother is now worried that the…
Read MoreDeed Restrictions Can Prohibit Large Dogs
Question: When we bought our Gilbert home last year, we received the Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (“CC&Rs”) from the HOA. Probably like most home buyers, however, we didn’t carefully read the fifty or so pages of CC&Rs. We are now being fined by the HOA because we have two large German Shepherds, and the CC&Rs…
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