General Housing Information Article


Did you know the Arizona Attorney General’s Office has a wide range of statewide assistance programs funded through the national mortgage settlement that could benefit you or people you know?

~Zero interest, zero payment, forgivable loans from the AZ Mortgage Relief Fund to help with: past due payments due to a hardship, principal reduction, or refinance when a loan is going to become unaffordable due to a hardship or an interest rate increase.

~Foreclosure prevention and financial literacy counseling by HUD-approved housing counselors.

~Free legal help with mortgage related issues for people at risk of or impacted by foreclosure.

~Relocation assistance for people who lost their home or were evicted due to foreclosure, or are facing a rent increase that will be unaffordable.

~Job training and employment services for people who lost their home or were evicted due to foreclosure.

~Funds for veterans with service-connected disabilities who can’t afford to make accessibility improvements and maintain their mortgage payment.

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.pdf Did you know the Arizona Attorney General’s Office has a wide range of statewide assistance programs funded through the national mortgage settlement that could benefit you or people you know?


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  • If a person lives in my house rental free and has moved out her belongs of her own free will. Can I change the locks with no waiting period?
  • What are my rights when a mobile home park is selling and supposedly turning park into apts. I cannot afford to move the mobile home, it is too old
  • What can someone do if a person is holding personal items at theor home? This someone moved in there for a shirt time and moved out and can't get the rest of their things. The person is either hiding them or just won't give them back. What can be done to get them back? Please let me know asap.
  • I am currently in the midst of a civil dispute with the co-buyer of a house I recently purchased back in April of 2015. I have been removed from the house temporarily with an order of protection which I am currently in the process of contesting. The co-buyer is demanding I remove my name from the title. I currently have an indemnity agreement that was signed by the co-buyer, but it doesnt protect me from the mortgage company, only the co-buyer. How can I force a Judicial Sale of the house so that hes forced to refinance and take my name off the mortgage? That or the house goes to the highest
  • My friend is living at a transitional housing place. They have 6 people crammed into one bedroom. Is there a law that specifies how many people are safely allowed per room ?
  • Hello, my husband & I purchased an older home in Aug. The Sellers listed on the disclosure statement that they treated for roof rats. However, they didn't solve the issue. It has taken us 6 months to resolve the problem not to mention a lot of money. Since it was listed on the disclosure statement, do we have any recourse?
  • We have been complaining about roach problem for 6 months. We had pest control come and sprayed again and again to no avail. We pay rent but living in roach infested apartment with our kids is becoming nuisance since they are everywhere. What can we do? They are sending another pest control person in few days. Help
  • What are the laws to have normal wear n tear fixed. How often?
  • My neighbor is restoring his classic car. There is grinding and hammering. Can he be fined for doing this work in his garage making the grinding and pounding noise? I was told as long as he stops by 8pm its ok what is the truth on this. I can't hear it inside but can when in my backyard at the pool . This is in the 85032 zip
  • If house is foreclosed on, what does the new owner need to provide to the old owner and how long does the the old owner have to get out by law?

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.pdf  AzMortgageResource.gov ReadSpeaker

.pdf  AZ Renters Guide ReadSpeaker

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