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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-728 - Recording upon record that mortgage is foreclosed and judgment satisfied; effect

33-728.
Recording upon record that mortgage is foreclosed and judgment satisfied;  effect
When a mortgage has been foreclosed by action in court,  and the judgment has been paid and satisfaction thereof entered upon the docket,  the county recorder,  upon presentation to him of the certificate of the clerk of the court certifying such facts including the docket and page or recording number of the recorded mortgage or deed of trust,  shall record the certificate. Such recording shall have the same effect as the record of discharge by the mortgagee.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-729 - Purchase money mortgage; limitation on liability

33-729.
Purchase money mortgage;  limitation on liability
A. Except as provided in subsections B and C of this section,  if a mortgage is given to secure the payment of the balance of the purchase price,  or to secure a loan to pay all or part of the purchase price,  of a parcel of real property of two and one-half acres or less which is limited to and utilized for either a single one-family or single two-family dwelling,  the lien of judgment in an action to foreclose such mortgage shall not extend to any other property of the judgment debtor,  nor may general execution be issued against the judgment debtor to enforce such judgment,  and if the proceeds of the mortgaged real property sold under special execution are insufficient to satisfy the judgment,  the judgment may not otherwise be satisfied out of other property of the judgment debtor,  notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary.
B. The balance due on a mortgage foreclosure judgment after sale of the mortgaged property shall constitute a lien against other property of the judgment debtor,  general execution may be issued thereon,  and the judgment may be otherwise satisfied out of other property of the judgment debtor,  if the court determines,  after sale upon special execution and upon written application and such notice to the judgment debtor as the court may require,  that the sale price was less than the amount of the judgment because of diminution in the value of such real property while such property was in the ownership,  possession,  or control of the judgment debtor because of voluntary waste committed or permitted by the judgment debtor,  not to exceed the amount of diminution in value as determined by such court.
C. For mortgages that are originated after December 31,  2014,  subsection A of this section does not apply to real property as follows:
1. Real property owned by a person who is engaged in the business of constructing and selling dwellings that was acquired by the person in the course of that business and that is subject to a mortgage given to secure payment of a loan for construction of a dwelling on the property for sale to another person.
2. Real property that contains a dwelling that was never substantially completed.
3. Real property that contains a dwelling that is intended to be utilized as a dwelling but that is never actually utilized as a dwelling.
D. For the purposes of this section,  a dwelling is substantially completed if either of the following occurs:
1. Final inspection is completed,  if required by the governmental body that issued the building permit for the dwelling.
2. If a final inspection is not required by the governmental body that issued the building permit,  the dwelling has been completed in all material respects as prescribed in the applicable ordinances and regulations of the governmental body that issued the building permit for the dwelling.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-730 - Limitation on deficiency judgment on mortgage or deed of trust as collateral for consumer goods

33-730.
Limitation on deficiency judgment on mortgage or deed of trust as collateral for consumer goods
A. If both a security agreement and a mortgage or deed of trust have been given to secure payment of the balance of the purchase price of real property and consumer goods or services or the balance of the combined purchase price of such real property and consumer goods or services,  no deficiency shall lie thereunder if no deficiency would lie under the mortgage or deed of trust given under such transaction,  notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary.
B. For the purposes of this section,  consumer goods and services are goods and services used or acquired for use primarily for personal,  family or household purposes.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-744 - Completion of forfeiture by judicial process

33-744.
Completion of forfeiture by judicial process
At any time after expiration of the period provided for in the notice of election to forfeit,  the seller may complete the forfeiture of the interest of the purchaser and persons having an interest in or a lien or encumbrance on the property,  the priority of which is subordinate to that of the seller,  by filing an action in the superior court in the county in which the real property is located to declare that the interest of the persons has been forfeited and to quiet title to the property in the seller. In the action,  the seller shall name as defendants the purchaser and each person who,  at the expiration of the period provided for in the notice of election to forfeit,  had an interest in or a lien or encumbrance on the property,  the priority of which was subordinate to that of the seller.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-746 - Request for copy of notice of election to forfeit

33-746.
Request for copy of notice of election to forfeit
A. Any person,  including,  without limitation,  a person in possession of the property or having an interest in or a lien or encumbrance on the property,  which is not disclosed by a document recorded with the county recorder of the county in which the real property is located,  who desires a copy of a notice of election to forfeit under a contract shall,  prior to recording of a notice of election to forfeit,  record with the county recorder of the county in which the real property is located a request for a copy of any notice of election to forfeit.
B. A request for a copy of any notice of election to forfeit under a contract shall be substantially in the following form:
" Request for Notice of Election to Forfeit
Request is hereby made that a copy of any notice of election to forfeit under the contract,  by and between _______________,  as seller,  and _______________,  as purchaser,  dated _______________,  19____,  and recorded (if recorded) on _______________,  19____,  in docket __________,  at page __________,  records of _______________ county,  Arizona,  covering real property described as follows:
and including personal property described as follows:
be mailed to: _________________________________________________________,  at _____________________________________________________________________.
Dated this __________ day of _______________,  19____.
______________________________________
signature
(acknowledgment)"
C. The existence and contents of a recorded request do not affect the title to the property or provide notice to any person that a person requesting a copy of the notice has an interest in or a lien or encumbrance on the property.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-747 - Appointment of successor account servicing agent

33-747.
Appointment of successor account servicing agent
A. If a person appointed as account servicing agent fails to qualify or is unwilling or unable to serve,  the seller may appoint a successor account servicing agent,  and the appointment constitutes a substitution of account servicing agent.
B. The seller may at any time remove an account servicing agent for any reason and appoint a successor account servicing agent,  and the appointment constitutes a substitution of account servicing agent.
C. A substitution of an account servicing agent shall be made by written notice,  personally delivered or mailed in the United States mail,  first class,  postage prepaid,  to the purchaser,  the account servicing agent and the successor account servicing agent and by recording a copy of the notice with the county recorder of the county in which the real property is located.
D. A notice of substitution of account servicing agent shall be substantially in the following form:
" Notice of Substitution of Account Servicing Agent
The undersigned seller hereby appoints:
_________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ successor account servicing agent under that certain contract,  by and between _______________,  as seller,  and _______________,  as purchaser,  dated _______________,  19____,  and recorded (if recorded) on _______________,  19____,  in docket __________,  at page __________,  records of _______________ county,  Arizona,  covering real property described as follows:
and including personal property described as follows:
Dated this _______________ day of _______________,  19____.
______________________________________
signature of seller
(acknowledgment)"
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-748 - Seller's right to foreclose

33-748.
Seller's right to foreclose
A. If a contract provides that the seller may elect to accelerate the unpaid principal balance due to seller on the purchaser's failure to pay the monies due under the contract,  the seller may only enforce the acceleration by foreclosing the contract in the manner provided by law for foreclosure of mortgages upon real property. If a purchaser is in default under the contract for reasons other than failing to pay amounts due under the contract,  the seller may only foreclose the contract as a mortgage in the manner provided by law for foreclosure of mortgages upon real property.
B. If an action to foreclose a contract has been filed,  a forfeiture,  by judicial process as provided by section 33-744 or by notice as provided by section 33-745,  shall not thereafter be completed unless the foreclosure action is first dismissed and a notice of election to forfeit is served in the manner and on the persons provided for in section 33-743.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-749 - Other remedies

33-749.
Other remedies
A. The seller may maintain an action against any person,  including the purchaser,  for a claim for relief if damages or injury occurs,  or may occur,  to the property,  including without limitation,  an action for damages,  or to prevent any of the following:
1. Physical abuse to or distribution of the property.
2. Waste.
3. Impairment of security provided by the contract.
B. An action for recovery of damages under subsection A of this section may be maintained:
1. At any time before the seller elects to forfeit or foreclose the purchaser's interest in the property.
2. Within ninety days after completion of a forfeiture of the purchaser's interest in the property as provided by section 33-745.
3. In conjunction with completion of a forfeiture of the purchaser's interest in the property as provided by section 33-744.
4. In conjunction with the seller foreclosing the contract as a mortgage as provided for in section 33-748.
C. The remedies provided by this article are in addition to and do not preclude any other remedy granted either by the contract or by law which is not inconsistent with this article.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-801 - Definitions

33-801.
Definitions
In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Beneficiary"  means the person named or otherwise designated in a trust deed as the person for whose benefit a trust deed is given,  or the person's successor in interest.
2. " Business day"  means any day other than a Saturday or a legal holiday.
3. " Cash"  means United States currency.
4. " Contract"  means a promise or a set of promises for the breach of which the law gives a remedy,  or the performance of which the law in some way recognizes as a duty,  including but not limited to a note,  a promissory note or provisions of any trust deed.
5. " Credit bid"  means a bid made by the beneficiary in full or partial satisfaction of the contract or contracts which are secured by the trust deed. Such credit bid may only include an amount up to the full amount of the contract or contracts secured by the trust deed,  less any amount owing on liens or encumbrances with interest which are superior in priority to the trust deed and which the beneficiary is obligated to pay under the contract or contracts or under the trust deed,  together with the amount of other obligations provided in or secured by the trust deed and the costs and expenses of exercising the power of sale and the sale,  including the trustee's fees and reasonable attorney fees actually incurred.
6. " Force majeure"  means an act of God or of nature,  a superior or overpowering force or an event or effect that cannot reasonably be anticipated or controlled and that prevents access to the sale location for conduct of a sale.
7. " Parent corporation"  means a corporation which owns eighty per cent or more of every class of the issued and outstanding stock of another corporation or,  in the case of a savings and loan association,  eighty per cent or more of its issued and outstanding guaranty capital.
8. " Trust deed"  or " deed of trust"  means a deed executed in conformity with this chapter and conveying trust property to a trustee or trustees qualified under section 33-803 to secure the performance of a contract or contracts,  other than a trust deed which encumbers in whole or in part trust property located in Arizona and in one or more other states.
9. " Trust property"  means any legal,  equitable,  leasehold or other interest in real property which is capable of being transferred,  whether or not it is subject to any prior mortgages,  trust deeds,  contracts for conveyance of real property or other liens or encumbrances.
10. " Trustee"  means an individual,  association or corporation qualified pursuant to section 33-803,  or the successor in interest thereto,  to whom trust property is conveyed by trust deed. The trustee's obligations to the trustor,  beneficiary and other persons are as specified in this chapter,  together with any other obligations specified in the trust deed.
11. " Trustor"  means the person conveying trust property by a trust deed as security for the performance of a contract or contracts,  or the successor in interest of such person.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-802 - Description of trust property; mailing address of trustor and trustee

33-802.
Description of trust property;  mailing address of trustor and trustee
A. In deeds of trust the legal description of trust property shall be given by one of the following methods:
1. By the use of lot,  block,  tract or parcel as set forth within a recorded subdivision plat.
2. By the use of a metes and bounds or course and distance survey.
3. By the use of the governmental rectangular survey system with specific identification of the location within any section or sections,  tract or tracts,  of a township and range.
4. By the use of the name of an unpatented mining claim together with the recording data of the location notice thereof recorded in the county recorder's office in which the claim is located.
5. By the use of the name of a patented mining claim together with the mineral survey number and the recording data of the patent to such mining claim.
6. By the use of a homestead entry survey number.
B. The mailing address of each trustor,  beneficiary and trustee shall be specified in each deed of trust.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-803 - Trustee of trust deed; qualifications

33-803.
Trustee of trust deed;  qualifications
A. Except as provided in subsection B,  the trustee of a trust deed shall be:
1. An association or corporation doing business under the laws of this state as a bank,  trust company,  savings and loan association,  credit union,  insurance company,  escrow agent or consumer lender.
2. A person who is a member of the state bar of Arizona.
3. A person who is a licensed real estate broker under the laws of this state.
4. A person who is a licensed insurance producer under the laws of this state.
5. An association or corporation that is licensed,  chartered or regulated by the federal deposit insurance corporation,  the comptroller of the currency,  the federal home loan bank,  the national credit union administration,  the farm credit administration,  the federal reserve board or any successors.
6. The parent corporation of any association or corporation referred to in this subsection or any corporation all the stock of which is owned by or held solely for the benefit of any such association or corporation referred to in this subsection.
B. An individual trustee of a trust deed who qualifies under subsection A shall not be the beneficiary of the trust,  but such restriction shall not preclude a corporate or association trustee that qualifies under subsection A and while acting in good faith from being the beneficiary,  or after appointment from acquiring the interest of the beneficiary by succession,  conveyance,  grant,  descent or devise.
C. A trustee of a trust deed who qualifies under subsection A shall not lend or delegate the trustee's name or corporate capacity to any individual or entity that does not qualify as a trustee of a trust deed. An individual,  company,  association or corporation shall not circumvent the requirements of subsection A by acting in concert with a nonqualifying trustee.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-803.01 - Trustee of trust deed; delegation of duties

33-803.01.
Trustee of trust deed;  delegation of duties
A. A trustee shall not delegate the following duties:
1. The preparation and execution of any of the following:
(a) The notice of trustee sale.
(b) The cancellation of notice of sale.
(c) The trustee's deed upon sale.
2. The receipt and response to requests for reinstatement or payoff amounts.
B. This section does not prohibit the trustee from using clerical or office staff employed by the trustee and under the trustee's direct and immediate supervision to assist in the duties prescribed by subsection A.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-805 - Deed of trust as security

33-805.
Deed of trust as security
Deeds of trust may be executed as security for the performance of a contract or contracts. Except with respect to chapter 6 of this title,  statutes of this state which refer to mortgages as security instruments are deemed to also include deeds of trust,  unless the context otherwise requires.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-806 - Transfers in trust of real property; uses

33-806.
Transfers in trust of real property;  uses
A. Transfers of trust property may be made to secure the performance of a contract or contracts of the trustor or any other person. An interest in the trust property acquired by the trustor subsequent to the execution of the trust deed shall inure to the trustee as security for the contract or contracts for which the trust property is conveyed as if the interest or claim had been acquired before execution of the trust deed.
B. The trustee or beneficiary shall have a right to maintain an action against any person,  including the trustor,  for a claim for relief where damage or injury occurs or may occur to the trust property or interests therein,  including but not limited to actions for damages or to prevent:
1. Physical abuse to or destruction of the trust property,  or any portion thereof.
2. Waste.
3. Impairment of the security provided by the trust deed. In any such action the trustee or beneficiary,  or both,  shall also be entitled to recover costs and reasonable attorney's fees and shall be entitled to all remedies available. Recovery of damages under this section shall be limited to damages or injuries incurred during the time the trustor is in possession or control of the trust property. The provisions of section 33-814 shall in no manner restrict or limit the provisions of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-806.01 - Trustor's right to transfer; transfer fee limit; interest rate increase limit

33-806.01.
Trustor's right to transfer;  transfer fee limit;  interest rate increase limit
A. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent or limit the right of a trustor to transfer his interest in the trust property,  or authorize a beneficiary or trustee to arbitrarily withhold his consent to a transfer by the trustor of his interest in the trust property.
B. When a trustor transfers his interest in the trust property,  no beneficiary or trustee shall charge a fee on the transfer of more than one hundred dollars or one per cent of the balance due on the obligation secured by the trust deed,  whichever is greater.
C. When a trustor transfers his interest in the trust property,  no beneficiary or trustee shall increase the interest rate on the obligation secured by such trust deed unless the transferring trustor is released from all liability thereon and in no event shall the amount of such increase exceed one-half of one percent per annum more than the interest rate paid by the transferring trustor.
D. This section shall be applicable only to trust property of two and one-half acres or less which is not used for commercial purposes and which is limited to and utilized for dwelling units,  not to exceed four single-family units.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-807 - Sale of trust property; power of trustee; foreclosure of trust deed

33-807.
Sale of trust property;  power of trustee;  foreclosure of trust deed
A. By virtue of his position,  a power of sale is conferred upon the trustee of a trust deed under which the trust property may be sold,  in the manner provided in this chapter,  after a breach or default in performance of the contract or contracts,  for which the trust property is conveyed as security,  or a breach or default of the trust deed. At the option of the beneficiary,  a trust deed may be foreclosed in the manner provided by law for the foreclosure of mortgages on real property in which event chapter 6 of this title governs the proceedings. The beneficiary or trustee shall constitute the proper and complete party plaintiff in any action to foreclose a deed of trust. The power of sale may be exercised by the trustee without express provision therefor in the trust deed.
B. The trustee or beneficiary may file and maintain an action to foreclose a deed of trust at any time before the trust property has been sold under the power of sale. A sale of trust property under the power of sale shall not be held after an action to foreclose the deed of trust has been filed unless the foreclosure action has been dismissed.
C. The trustee or beneficiary may file an action for the appointment of a receiver according to sections 12-1241 and 33-702. The right to appointment of a receiver shall be independent of and may precede the exercise of any other right or remedy.
D. The power of sale of trust property conferred upon the trustee shall not be exercised before the ninety-first day after the date of the recording of the notice of the sale. The sale shall not be set for a Saturday or legal holiday. The trustee may schedule more than one sale for the same date,  time and place.
E. The trustee need only be joined as a party in legal actions pertaining to a breach of the trustee's obligation under this chapter or under the deed of trust. Any order of the court entered against the beneficiary is binding upon the trustee with respect to any actions that the trustee is authorized to take by the trust deed or by this chapter. If the trustee is joined as a party in any other action,  the trustee is entitled to be immediately dismissed and to recover costs and reasonable attorney fees from the person joining the trustee.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-815 - Method of indexing

33-815.
Method of indexing
Every trust deed,  substitution of trustee,  notice of resignation of trustee,  request for notice,  assignment of beneficial interest under a trust deed,  notice of sale,  cancellation of notice of sale or deed of release entitled to recordation under the provisions of this chapter shall be indexed in the same manner as mortgages,  with the trustor indexed as mortgagor,  and if the name of the beneficiary appears on the instrument being recorded,  his name or that of his successor shall be indexed as mortgagee. If the name of the beneficiary does not appear on the instrument being recorded the name of the trustee,  or his successor,  shall be indexed as mortgagee.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-816 - Limitation on action or sale of trust property

33-816.
Limitation on action or sale of trust property
The trustee's sale of trust property under a trust deed shall be made,  or any action to foreclose a trust deed as provided by law for the foreclosure of mortgages on real property shall be commenced,  within the period prescribed by law for the commencement of an action on the contract secured by the trust deed.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-818 - Notice from instruments recorded; assignment of a beneficial interest

33-818.
Notice from instruments recorded;  assignment of a beneficial interest
Except as otherwise provided in this section,  a trust deed,  substitution of trustee,  notice of resignation of trustee,  assignment of a beneficial interest under a trust deed,  notice of sale,  cancellation of notice of sale,  trustee's deed,  deed of release,  and any instrument by which a trust deed is subordinated or waived as to priority,  if acknowledged as provided by law,  shall from the time of being recorded impart notice of the content to all persons,  including subsequent purchasers and encumbrancers for value. The recording of an assignment of the beneficial interest in a trust deed shall not be deemed notice of such assignment to the trustor,  his heirs or personal representatives,  so as to invalidate any payment made by them,  or any of them,  to the person previously holding the note,  bond,  or other instrument evidencing the contract or contracts secured by the trust deed.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-819 - Exempt transactions

33-819.
Exempt transactions
If a trust deed is executed for a principal purpose other than or in addition to securing the performance of a contract or contracts,  the parties thereto may agree that the provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable. If such an agreement is in writing and is contained in such trust deed the provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable to such trust deed.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-820 - Trustee's right to rely; attorney's right to act for trustee and beneficiary

33-820.
Trustee's right to rely;  attorney's right to act for trustee and beneficiary
A. In carrying out his duties under the provisions of this chapter or any deed of trust,  a trustee,  shall when acting in good faith,  have the absolute right to rely upon any written direction or information furnished to him by the beneficiary.
B. An attorney for the beneficiary shall also be qualified to act as attorney for the trustee or to be the trustee.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-901 - Lien for furnishing labor or machinery upon agricultural land

33-901.
Lien for furnishing labor or machinery upon agricultural land
A person who labors or furnishes labor or machinery or equipment in improving and preparing agricultural lands for planting crops,  and to whom wages or monies are due and owing therefor,  shall have a lien upon the crops produced on such lands for all unpaid amounts.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-902 - Procedure to claim lien; foreclosure

33-902.
Procedure to claim lien;  foreclosure
A. A person claiming a lien under this article,  within ten days after the labor is performed or the use of the machinery and equipment is terminated,  shall record in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the land is located a claim substantially in the form and containing the information prescribed by section 33-993 so far as applicable,  and verified as provided therein.
B. The lien may be foreclosed by civil action.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-903 - Nonliability of vendee of crops upon lien for farm services; demand of statement from vendor; refusal to make or making of erroneous statement by vendor; classification

33-903.
Nonliability of vendee of crops upon lien for farm services;  demand of statement from vendor;  refusal to make or making of erroneous statement by vendor;  classification
If farm products are removed from the premises upon which grown,  and sold to a shipper,  wholesale dealer or manufacturer upon the open market in the ordinary course of trade before the filing of a lien provided for in this article,  the shipper,  wholesale dealer or manufacturer shall not be liable for any such lien unless notice has been given him of persons claiming the lien. The shipper,  wholesale dealer or manufacturer shall demand a written statement,  under oath,  from the vendor,  giving the names of and amounts due to persons entitled to liens under this article. A vendor who knowingly fails to make the statement when demanded or who knowingly makes a false or misleading statement is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor,  and,  in addition to the penalty prescribed in section 33-906,  shall be liable to any person thus deprived of his lien for double the full amount thereof,  and for reasonable attorney's fees if an action is instituted to recover the amount due.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-905 - Demand by lien holder for enforcement of lien against whole or part of property covered

33-905.
Demand by lien holder for enforcement of lien against whole or part of property covered
A person who brings a civil action to enforce a lien provided for in this article,  or any person having a lien who is made a party to such civil action,  may demand that his lien be enforced against the whole or any part of the crop.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-906 - Joinder of actions; costs

33-906.
Joinder of actions;  costs
Any number of persons claiming liens against the same property under this article may join in the same action,  and when separate actions are commenced,  the court may consolidate them. The court shall,  as part of the costs,  allow the fees paid for filing and recording the claim and a reasonable attorney's fee for each claimant who is a party to the action.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-907 - Enforcement of judgment

33-907.
Enforcement of judgment
In a civil action filed pursuant to this article,  the judgment shall be given in favor of each person having a lien for the amount due him. The court shall order any property subject to the lien sold,  either before or at the time judgment is given,  by the sheriff as personal property is sold on execution,  and shall apportion the proceeds of the sale for payment of the pro rata share of each judgment.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-909 - Release of farm services lien

33-909.
Release of farm services lien
When any lien established by the provisions of this article has been satisfied,  the lienholder shall,  within thirty days after satisfaction,  issue a release of the lien to the person against whom the lien was claimed. Such release shall be a document in a form as specified in section 11-480. Failure to grant such a release shall be subject to the penalties prescribed by section 33-712.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-934 - Release of claim by injured person ineffective as to lienholder; action to enforce lien

33-934.
Release of claim by injured person ineffective as to lienholder;  action to enforce lien
A. A release of claims on which a lien or assignment is given by section 33-931 or of any judgment on that claim is not valid or effectual against the lien or assignment unless the lienholder or assignee joins in the release or executes a release of the lien or assignment. If any amount has been or is to be collected by the injured person or that person's legal representative from or on account of the person,  firm or corporation liable for damages by reason of a judgment,  settlement or compromise,  the claimant or assignee of the lien or assignment may enforce the lien or assignment by action against the person,  firm or corporation that is liable for damages,  or against any insurer or other person,  firm or corporation that is responsible for paying all or part of the damages.
B. An action pursuant to this section shall be commenced and tried in the county in which the lien or assignment is filed,  unless ordered by the court to be removed to another county for cause. The court may allow reasonable attorney fees and disbursements to the prevailing party. The action shall be commenced within two years after the entry of the judgment or the making of the settlement or compromise. In an action to enforce a lien or assignment,  the lienholder or assignee may not recover more than the amount of the lien or assignment nor may it recover more against a defendant in the lien action than that defendant is obligated to pay under judgment or settlement. The defendant in the lien or assignment action cannot raise as a defense in that action that it is not liable for the amount it is obligated to pay under the judgment or settlement except that it may dispute the amount of the lien on the grounds that the charges giving rise to the lien are erroneous or exceed the customary charges,  or that the care,  treatment or transportation giving rise to the charges was not medically necessary or causally related to the event giving rise to the claim to which the lien or assignment extends.
C. This section does not create any rights or causes of action on behalf of the lienholder other than are provided for in this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-936 - Release of hospital lien; liability

33-936.
Release of hospital lien;  liability
If any lien or assignment established by this article has been satisfied,  within thirty days after satisfaction the lienholder or assignee shall issue a release of the lien or assignment to the person against whom the lien or assignment was claimed. The release shall be a document in a form as specified in section 11-480. A lienholder or assignee that fails to grant a release is subject to liability in the amount of one hundred dollars and also to liability for actual damages.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-951 - Lien on baggage and property of guests

33-951.
Lien on baggage and property of guests
Hotel,  inn,  boarding house,  lodging house,  apartment house and auto camp keepers shall have a lien upon the baggage and other property of their guests,  boarders or lodgers,  brought therein by their guests,  boarders or lodgers,  for charges due for accommodation,  board,  lodging or room rent and things furnished at the request of such guests,  boarders or lodgers,  with the right to possession of the baggage or other property until the charges are paid.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-952 - Sale of property; notice

33-952.
Sale of property;  notice
A. When baggage or other property comes into the possession of a person entitled to a lien as provided by section 33-951 and remains unclaimed,  or the charges remain unpaid for a period of four months,  the person may proceed to sell the baggage or property at public auction,  and from the proceeds retain the charges,  storage and expense of advertising the sale.
B. The sale shall not be made until the expiration of four weeks from the first publication of notice of the sale,  published in a newspaper once a week for four consecutive weeks. The notice shall contain a description of each piece of property,  the name of the owner,  if known,  the name of the person holding the property,  and the time and place of sale. If the indebtedness does not exceed sixty dollars,  the notice may be given by posting at not less than three public places located at the place where the hotel,  inn,  boarding house,  lodging house,  apartment house or auto camp is located.
C. Any balance from the sale not claimed by the rightful owner within one month from the day of the sale shall be paid into the treasury of the county in which the sale took place,  and if not claimed by the owner within one year thereafter,  the money shall be paid into the general fund of the county.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-961 - Recording judgments for payment of money; certified copy; perfecting lien; information statement; exemption; retroactive applicability

33-961.
Recording judgments for payment of money;  certified copy;  perfecting lien;  information statement;  exemption;  retroactive applicability
A. A certified copy of the judgment of any court in this state may be filed and recorded in the office of the county recorder in each county where the judgment creditor desires the judgment to become a lien on the real property of the judgment debtor. On recording in substantial compliance with both the requirements of this section and the requirements of section 33-967 regarding an information statement,  the judgment becomes a lien on the real property of the judgment debtor,  including any part of the real property of the judgment debtor as otherwise provided by law. Failure to substantially comply with this section and section 33-967,  results in the judgment not becoming a lien. The certified copy of the judgment shall set forth the:
1. Title of the court and the action and number of the action.
2. Date of entry of the judgment and the docket record for the judgment.
3. Names of the judgment debtor and judgment creditor.
4. Amount of the judgment.
5. Attorney of record for the judgment creditor.
B. The clerk shall furnish a certified copy of any judgment of that court on request and payment of the fee prescribed by law.
C. A judgment or decree or any renewal that requires payment of money shall also be accompanied by an information statement as prescribed by section 33-967.
D. Notwithstanding subsections A and C of this section,  a civil judgment in favor of this state is exempt from the requirement to record an information statement as prescribed in section 33-967 and becomes a lien on the real property of the judgment debtor when it is recorded in the office of the county recorder. This subsection applies retroactively to all judgments in favor of this state without regard to when the judgment was recorded.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-962 - Procedure for filing judgment of justice or municipal court; recording; lien

33-962.
Procedure for filing judgment of justice or municipal court;  recording;  lien
A. A judgment of a justice or municipal court may be prepared for recording using either of the following procedures:
1. The clerk of the superior court,  on presentation of a certified transcript of a judgment for more than fifteen dollars,  exclusive of costs,  given by a justice or municipal court,  shall forthwith file the judgment. From the time of filing the transcript of the judgment,  that judgment shall be deemed the judgment of the superior court,  shall be in the control of the superior court and shall be carried into execution in the same manner and with like effect as a judgment of the superior court.
2. The clerk of a justice court or municipal court shall issue a certified copy of any judgment of that court on request and payment of the fee prescribed by law. On issuance of the certified copy of the justice court or municipal court judgment,  the certified copy of the judgment may be recorded and may be executed in the same manner and with like effect as a judgment of the superior court.
B. Any judgment must be recorded in the manner provided in section 33-961 before it becomes a lien on or in any manner affects or encumbers the real property of the judgment debtor or any part of the real property of the judgment debtor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-963 - Procedure for recording judgment of federal court; lien

33-963.
Procedure for recording judgment of federal court;  lien
An abstract of a judgment given by any court of record of the United States within this state shall be recorded in the manner provided in section 33-961 and in compliance with section 33-967,  if applicable,  before the judgment becomes a lien upon,  or in any manner affects or encumbers,  the real property of the judgment debtor,  or any part thereof.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-965 - Entry of reversal or remittitur upon judgment docket; affidavit

33-965.
Entry of reversal or remittitur upon judgment docket;  affidavit
When a judgment which has been docketed or recorded is reversed on appeal,  and the judgment of reversal is filed,  or a remittitur is filed,  the clerk shall forthwith make entry thereof on the docket. The entry of such reversal or remittitur shall be made by affidavit to be submitted by such judgment creditor or his counsel,  which shall thereupon be recorded and indexed as releases of judgment are recorded and indexed.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-966 - Superiority of lien for personal injury judgment against person operating railway

33-966.
Superiority of lien for personal injury judgment against person operating railway
A. Judgment against a person operating a railway,  or a street railway for injury to any person or property in the operation of the railway shall be a lien within the county where judgment is given,  upon the property of such person prior and superior to the lien of any mortgage or trust deed.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-967 - Money judgment; information statement; amendment to recorded judgment; exemption; retroactive applicability

33-967.
Money judgment;  information statement;  amendment to recorded judgment;  exemption;  retroactive applicability
A. In addition to the requirements prescribed by section 33-961,  any judgment or decree or any renewal that requires the payment of money and that is recorded on or after January 1,  1997,  shall not become a lien on real property until a separate information statement is attached to the judgment being recorded. The separate information statement shall contain all of the following information:
1. The correct name and last known address of each judgment debtor and the address at which each judgment debtor received the summons by personal service or by mail.
2. The name and address of the judgment creditor.
3. The amount of the judgment or decree as entered or as most recently renewed.
4. If the judgment debtor is a natural person,  the judgment debtor's social security number,  date of birth and driver license number.
5. Whether a stay of enforcement has been ordered by the court and the date the stay expires.
B. Except as provided in this subsection,  the separate statement shall contain the information prescribed by subsection A of this section if the information is known to the judgment creditor or available to the judgment creditor from its records,  its attorney's records or the court records in the action in which the judgment was entered. If any of the required information is not known,  the judgment creditor shall so state. The judgment debtor's social security number shall be included in the separate statement only if it has been provided voluntarily to the judgment creditor by the judgment debtor.
C. A judgment or decree or any renewal that requires the payment of money,  that is recorded on or after January 1,  1997 and that is not accompanied by the separate statement as prescribed by subsection A of this section does not become a lien on real property until the judgment creditor records a document entitled " amendment to recorded judgment"  that contains a separate statement that is in compliance with subsection A of this section. The amendment to recorded judgment shall state the date of recording and the indexing or document number of the official records of the county recorder for the original recorded judgment or decree and any renewals.
D. Recording an amendment to recorded judgment does not affect the computation of time prescribed by section 33-964.
E. A civil judgment in favor of this state is exempt from this section. This subsection applies retroactively to all judgments in favor of this state without regard to when the judgment was recorded.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Property › § 33-968 - Erroneously identified property owner; lien; release

33-968.
Erroneously identified property owner;  lien;  release
A. If a recorded money judgment or a certified copy of a money judgment appears to create a judgment lien on the real property of a person who is not the judgment debtor because the name of the property owner is the same as or similar to that of the judgment debtor,  the erroneously identified property owner may deliver to the judgment creditor a written demand for a recordable document that releases the lien. The demand shall be accompanied by reasonable proof that the property owner is not the judgment debtor and that the property is not subject to enforcement of the judgment against the judgment debtor.
B. Within fifteen days after receipt of the property owner's demand and compliance with subsection A,  the judgment creditor shall deliver to the property owner a recordable document that releases the lien on the property of that owner. If the judgment creditor improperly fails to deliver a recordable document within that time,  the judgment creditor is liable to the property owner for all damages incurred by reason of the failure and is presumed liable for at least five hundred dollars.
C. If the judgment creditor does not deliver a document as prescribed by subsection B,  the property owner may apply to the court for an order releasing the judgment lien. The application shall be served on the judgment creditor. On presentation of evidence satisfactory to the court that the property is not subject to the judgment,  the court shall order the judgment creditor to prepare and deliver a recordable document that releases the lien or by order of the court may release the judgment lien on the property. The order may be recorded in the office of the county recorder in the county where the property is located and shall release the judgment lien on the property.
D. The court shall award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in any action pursuant to this section.
E. The damages and other remedies provided by this section are not in derogation of any other remedy that a person may be entitled to by law.