LEVERAGED LAND CO., LLC v. Hodges

OPINION

BRUTINEL, Justice.

¶ 1 Under Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) section 42-18206 (2010), a tax lien purchaser is entitled to a judgment for costs and reasonable attorney fees if the delinquent taxpayer redeems the lien after the purchaser commences a foreclosure action. We hold that a tax lien purchaser is only entitled to reasonable attorney fees incurred before the lien is redeemed and a certificate of redemption issues.

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¶2 This protracted litigation began in March 2005, when Norman and Cheryl Montgomery and Leveraged Land, L.L.C. (collectively “Leveraged Land”) sued to foreclose…