About Us

The Travis Law Firm, PLC is devoted exclusively to community association law and related litigation. We help clients understand their options and identify what is the best solution based on their current issues, needs, and goals. Our clients appreciate our approachability and responsiveness to their legal needs. As the sheer number of Associations has grown, so have the laws and other rules governing their conduct, as well as the amount of litigation related to disputes. We are here to help navigate this ever changing industry.

• Jessica & Chandler Travis
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• Chandler Travis
• Melissa Lavonier

Our Services

The Travis Law Firm is a full service community association firm that is devoted to the representation of homeowner and condominium associations in Arizona. Our firm opened in August 2008 with the goal of providing quality community association service for reasonable prices. In order to achieve our goal, we have invested in the necessary technology to make us a leader in community association legal practice. Our clients, and their designated property management companies, have 24/7 access to the status of their cases. In addition, we strive to work hand in hand with the property management companies to minimize duplicate work and ensure that the associations are getting the most out of our services. No matter what the economic conditions are, we believe that, by using technology and sound business processes, we are able to provide quality legal services at reasonable prices.

The Travis Law Firm provides general legal counsel, collection services, covenant enforcement litigation, and defense litigation. Please contact us to discuss our services or for a complete schedule of fees.

General Counsel

Associations face a multitude of different legal issues, which necessitate the use of a firm specializing in community association law. These include:

• providing interpretation and guidance of the Association’s documents, Arizona statutes and Federal law
• providing written legal opinions to the Association
• contract review and negotiation
• rafting and amending Association documents
• assisting with property taxation to reduce taxation on common areas and resolve tax liens
• counseling on meeting issues, voting questions and records requests
• advising on corporate formation and related issues with the Corporation Commission
• other legal matters encountered by an Association.

Collections

Assessments are typically the sole source of income for the Association. When owners become delinquent, it is imperative to collect the past due amount and to ensure that future assessments are received on time. We utilize technology to provide timely, effective and efficient collection services to the Association. In each step of the collection process, we attempt to educate the delinquent owner in order for them to understand the importance of paying the assessments to the Association. We also protect the Association’s creditor rights during bankruptcies and file monetary penalty lawsuits in Justice Court to assist with covenant enforcement. We utilize demand letters, recording of liens, lawsuits for personal judgments in Justice Court, wage garnishments, judgment debtor exams, and lien foreclosure suits in Superior Court to collect delinquent assessments, late fees, collection charges, and attorney fees and costs. The delinquent homeowner is offered a variety of ways to pay their debt to the Association. We offer on-line credit card payment, repayment plan management, and accept cash or checks. This ensures that the Association receives its delinquent assessments without unnecessary bank or mail delivery delays.

The Association is kept informed at all stages of our collection process through online access to its collection cases. We use technology to securely provide standard and custom collection status reports for each Association’s unique needs. There is no additional charge for this service, and it is offered to all the Associations that we represent.

Covenant Enforcement and Litigation

The Association and its Board of Directors have a fiduciary duty to enforce the restrictions contained in the Association’s Declaration and rules and regulations. We draft covenant enforcement demand letters at a flat rate. In this letter, we set forth the owner’s duty to comply with Declaration and/or rule and why. We also detail what the Association’s next step will be, if the owner does not comply within the time stated in the letter. We encourage the owner to contact us with any questions regarding this letter. It is our experience that many compliance violations are resolved by such correspondence. When this is not the case, our firm can proceed with legal action in Superior Court against the owner to achieve compliance.

Defense Litigation

There are numerous instances where an Association and/or its Board of Directors may be sued. When an Association or Director is sued and/or a claim is asserted, we can provide a defense of these claims for the Association. We will work with the Association’s insurance carrier to arrive at the best resolution of such claims and suits. Our firm has successfully defended Associations and Directors in negligence suits such as trip and fall cases, defamation of character, discrimination and other suits.