Legal insights and updates from our attorneys.
January 28, 2025
Joint ownership of property can be beneficial for many reasons (including co-financing, shared responsibility, and estate planning), but it can also lead to disagreements. Whether you inherited a...
Read more →October 19, 2020
Real estate encompasses not only one’s primary residence but also other real estate such as a vacation home or a rental property. The ideal form of ownership varies depending on the type of real...
Read more →May 1, 2020
In Utah, to lien, you must do more than clean. Restoration contractors often do more than clean up when disaster strikes a home or business. When a restoration contractor physically improves the...
Read more →April 17, 2020
If You need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call (801) 365-1030 or click here to contact us. Without question, the impacts of COVID-19 have been felt on a wide scale...
Read more →February 21, 2020
If You need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call (801) 365-1030 or click here to contact us. One of the more confusing items on any closing sheet in a residential...
Read more →January 9, 2020
If You need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call (801) 365-1030 or click here to contact us. Once the contract contingencies have been completed, the real estate...
Read more →May 13, 2019
If you need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call (801) 365-1030 or click here to contact us. When a contractor fails to pay a subcontractor or supplier, the...
Read more →May 6, 2019
If you need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call (801) 365-1030 or click here to contact us. After obtaining a loan from a bank and purchasing a property in Utah,...
Read more →April 29, 2019
If you need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call 801-365-1030 or click here to contact us. Unfortunately, not all contracts sail smoothly without dispute. Often...
Read more →April 26, 2019
If You need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call (801) 365-1030 or click here to contact us. Utah, like most states, is a Caveat Emptor state, in other words—“Buyer...
Read more →April 22, 2019
If you need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call 801-365-1030 or click here to contact us. When a homeowner fails to make payments in Utah, he or she is typically in...
Read more →April 16, 2019
If you need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call 801-365-1030 or click here to contact us. In Utah, the owner of a self-storage unit can sell a tenant’s property that...
Read more →April 2, 2019
The phrase “Under Contract” is used frequently, but many buyers and sellers may not be sure what it means exactly. Once parties are “under contract,” they have an agreement to buy and sell for a...
Read more →February 20, 2018
The more technology disrupts the process of buying and selling a home, the more relevant it becomes to understand what you’re paying for when you hire a realtor. The answer: a professional, hopefully...
Read more →June 13, 2017
As more land in Utah transitions from family farms to housing developments, disputes arise as to the location of parcel boundaries, the scope of easements, and the use of roads. Adjoining lot owners...
Read more →March 23, 2017
We’ve all heard the horror stories about home remodels gone wrong: contractors who disappear with the check, or the ones who stick around only to leave the house a wreck. Fortunately, you’re not...
Read more →January 3, 2017
Bond claims are essential to recovering money owed you on a construction contract. And yet, it’s an area where much confusion remains. More than once I’ve spoken to clients who thought they’d filed a...
Read more →October 6, 2016
It won’t come as a big surprise to anyone that there are specific rules to follow when you are involved in an unlawful detainer (eviction) lawsuit. But you may be surprised to know that failure to...
Read more →September 26, 2016
Starting Nov. 1, 2016, a new court rule will require residential landlords and tenants to exchange more information and to do so earlier in all unlawful detainer (eviction) lawsuits, with failure to...
Read more →August 29, 2016
Scenario: You just finished quoting a government project and the contractor you submitted the bid to tells you that you will be awarded the contract to provide construction supplies for the project....
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