Legal services for: Individual Landlords, Real Estate Agents/Brokers, and other Real Estate Professionals
Legal Advice
- Landlord Helpline – Pay by the minute for telephonic advice about specific landlord/tenant issue(s)
- RETAINER AGREEMENT: Prepaid Legal Services– Retain Carlton C. Casler as your attorney
Evictions (special or forcible detainer)
- Evictions page
- Notice(s) to tenant
- Eviction of residential tenant for non-payment of rent or any other reason
- Eviction of occupants of residential property (e.g., after foreclosure, guests, "tenant-at-will")
- Eviction of commercial tenant for non-payment of rent or any other reason
Appeals (to overturn “bad decision” made by trial court judge)
- Appeal of eviction action judgment against landlord (act quickly; landlord only has five calendar days to appeal justice court judgment)
- Appeal of civil action judgment against landlord
- Go HERE for information about appeals
Drafting and Review of Documents
- Drafting of residential rental agreement, specifically for individual landlords and your property (or properties)
- Drafting of residential rental agreement – for a real estate company or brokerage
- Drafting or review of lease for a commercial landlord
- Review of real estate purchase/sale agreements (as buyer or seller of any type of real property)
- Drafting of “Short-Term” Rental Agreement for vacation rental property that is advertised on VRBO, AirBnB, FlipKey, and others
- Drafting of Property Management Agreement, Office Policy Manual, Broker-Agent Agreement, and other forms for real estate company or brokerage
Statutory Agent Services
- For a business entity (e.g., LLC, corporation) that holds title to your rental property
- For any business entity (e.g., LLC, corporation), whether or not related to rental property
- For out-of-state residential landlords (as required by Arizona law)
- Go HERE for statutory agent services
Formation of LLC
- Formation of LLC (for asset protection, investment or other reasons)
- Formation of LLC (for real estate brokerage)
- Formation of PLLC (for individual agents and brokers; to reduce federal income taxes)
LEGAL SERVICES NOT PROVIDED
I handle landlord/tenant, contract law, and real estate matters, but I DO NOT handle:
- Criminal matters
- Domestic relations (i.e., divorce, custody, orders of protection)
- Bankruptcy
- Personal injury
- Product liability
- Malpractice matters (medical or legal malpractice)
- Federal or state tax law matters
