ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

House: LARA DPA 7-0-1-1

HB 2094: real estate; definition of contiguous

Sponsor: Representative Griffin, LD 19

Caucus & COW

Overview

Modifies the definition of contiguous to include lots or parcels of land that are separated by a private road or street.

History

Contiguous, as it relates to real estate laws, is defined as any lot, parcel or fractional interest that shares a common boundary or point. Contiguous does not include lots, parcels or fractional interests that are separated by: 1) a barrier; or 2) a road, street or highway established by Arizona or any agency or political subdivision that has been designated by the federal government as an interstate highway or has been regularly maintained (A.R.S. § 32-2101).

Provisions

1. Modifies the definition of contiguous to include lots, parcels or fractional interests that are separated by a private road or street. (Sec. 1)

2. Adds that contiguous does not include lots, parcels or fractional interests that are separated by a public road, street or highway that has been dedicated to and accepted by Arizona or any political subdivision. (Sec. 1)

3. Removes the specification that contiguous does not include lots, parcels or fractional interests separated by a road, street or highway that has been used continuously by the public for at least the last five years. (Sec. 1)

Amendments

Committee on Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

1. Reinstates the specification that contiguous does not include lots, parcels or fractional interests separated by a road, street or highway that has been used continuously by the public for at least the last five years.

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