Arizona "Slumlord" Legislation

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=299 style="border-right: 1px solid #990000;" BGCOLOR="#C0C0C0" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="17" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="17"><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >                   </FONT><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="17" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="17"></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Casler Law Office"><B>HOME</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Carlton C. Casler"><B>About Carlton C. 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Section 33-1902(E).</div> <bR> <div> <B>COMPLIANCE IS EASY !</B></div> <div> The Casler Law Office handles real estate and contract law, and now offers affordable* statutory agent services.  Carlton C. Casler, owner of the Casler Law Office and Casler School of Real Estate, is an attorney at law, a real estate agent, a landlord, the author of the Arizona Landlord's Deskbook and the Tenant's Survival Guide, and is one of the leading authorities on landlord/tenant law in Arizona.  You will not find a better qualified person to serve as your statutory agent.  In addition, you will not find a better fee schedule.*  Upon request (see "Appointment of Statutory Agent" form, below), the Casler Law Office will act as your statutory agent and provide the required information to the appropriate County Assessor's Office.  Updated information (which is required by law to be reported within ten days of any changes by the owner of residential rental property) will be sent to the County Assessor's Office without any additional charge.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> *(The annual fee for many statutory agent is $120.00 or more.  See below for the Casler Law Office fee schedule).</div> <bR> <div>      <B>Take action now!  Failure to comply may be very costly.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Appointment of Statutory Agent Landlord"><B>APPOINTMENT OF STATUTORY AGENT - FOR LANDLORDS:</B></A><B> </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Complete this form and we do the rest.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id11.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Appointment of Statutory Agent Business"><B>APPOINTMENT OF STATUTORY AGENT - FOR BUSINESS:</B></A><B> </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Complete this form and we do the rest.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Casler Law Office"> <img src="HTMLobj-79/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="80" height="80">  </A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=109 style=" border-top: 1px solid #990000;" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div>            </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Casler Law Office, PLLC</B></div> <div> <B>602-255-0101</B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>