FOR Community Associations/HOA Boards
Subject matter expertise and personalized attention for Arizona's community associations/HOA boards, and property managers, across assessment collections, covenant enforcement, lien enforcement, and the day-to-day governance work that keeps communities running.



WHAT WE DO

Full-cycle recovery of delinquent assessments, from initial delinquency through demand letters, lien preparation, foreclosure proceedings where appropriate, and post-judgment collection. Our team works hand-in-hand with management companies, and every step is handled in compliance with the Arizona statutes governing community associations and applicable federal debt-collection law.
Recording, perfecting, and enforcing assessment liens. Judicial foreclosure of HOA liens when the facts and economics support it, and a candid conversation when they don't.
Notice letters, hearings support, and escalation strategy for the violations that informal communication and self-help haven't resolved. We help boards enforce CC&Rs consistently and defensibly, without turning every dispute into a courtroom proceeding.
Day-to-day counsel for boards and managers: interpreting CC&Rs and bylaws, election issues, board meeting procedure, vendor and management contracts, policy resolutions, and document amendments. Plain-English answers to the questions that actually come up in the boardroom.
We work pre-litigation wherever possible and litigate where it's the right answer for the community. We are deliberately not a high-conflict litigation shop, we're a firm that resolves problems efficiently, contains exposure, and keeps communities on solid ground.
Helping boards stay on the right side of Arizona's planned community and condominium statutes, federal fair-housing rules, and the FDCPA notice and disclosure requirements that apply when collecting consumer debt.
Arizona has roughly 6,000 HOAs and one of the more demanding statutory frameworks in the country. The communities and the professionals who run them deserve a firm that knows that landscape cold.
Arizona has roughly 6,000 HOAs and one of the more demanding statutory frameworks in the country. The communities and the professionals who run them deserve a firm that knows that landscape cold.
Statewide, from lean operations to multi-portfolio managers handling dozens of associations.
Navigating collections, covenant enforcement, governance questions, or a specific matter that has gotten complicated.
We are exceptionally good at the 80% of HOA legal challenges boards and property managers face most often; collections, lien work, covenant enforcement, and governance counsel. For the other 20%, the matters that fall outside our focus, we'll tell you so, and we'll point you toward the right firm.
That kind of integrity is rare in legal marketing. It's also the reason our clients stay clients.

14+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
ARIZONA EXPERTISE
FOCUSED LEGAL COUNSEL
REAL ANSWERS
We handle the full range of legal work most Arizona community associations and property managers need on a recurring basis: HOA assessment collections, lien enforcement, covenant enforcement, governance counsel, and targeted dispute resolution. For matters outside that focus, we'll tell you and help you find the right resource. (For specifics about a current matter, schedule a consultation.)
At a high level, the process moves from initial delinquency notices, to demand letters, to recording an assessment lien, to potential foreclosure proceedings, to post-judgment collection, each step governed by the Arizona statutes covering planned communities and condominiums and (where applicable) by federal debt-collection law. Every community's documents and circumstances are different, which is why the right starting point is a conversation, not a generic flowchart. (Schedule a consultation for case-specific guidance.)
Arizona law permits HOAs to foreclose on assessment liens under specific statutory conditions. Whether foreclosure is the right tool in any particular matter depends on the amount and age of the delinquency, the community's governing documents, and a number of other factors. (For analysis of a specific account, please contact us.)
Yes. Most of our work is alongside property management companies and the boards they support, frequently both at once. We're built to integrate with management workflows rather than disrupt them.
Two things. First, subject matter expertise: HOA work isn't a side practice for us, it's the core of what we do. Second, personalized attention: clients work directly with the attorneys and senior paralegals who handle their matters, not a rotating bench of associates. The 80/20 honesty does the rest.
One conversation is usually enough to tell whether we're the right firm for what you're dealing with. We'll give you a clear, honest read on your options, and if the matter is outside our focus, we'll guide you to the right hand.

Stratman Law Firm is Arizona's HOA and real estate law firm delivering nimble, expert legal support at a fractional cost. Based in Arizona, we combine deep specialization with personalized attention, giving property managers, HOA boards, and growing businesses the focused legal partner they actually deserve.
OFFICE LOCATION
20860 North Tatum Boulevard, Suite 380
Phoenix, Arizona 85050
OFFICE HOURS
Mon - Thurs:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday:
By Appointment
Weekends & Holidays
Closed
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