HOA Property Judgment | Stipulated Order | CV2002-092314
The court entered a stipulated order allowing the HOA to obtain judgment on the property while taking no money judgment against an insurer.
Last updated July 2, 2026. Case: Hallcraft Villas East I II & III Homeowners Association Inc. v. Kenneth Ray Lamb, et al., Maricopa County Superior Court No. CV2002-092314.
Scope note: This page covers Hallcraft Villas East I II & III Homeowners Association Inc. v. Kenneth Ray Lamb, et al. (Maricopa County Superior Court No. CV2002-092314) as a public Arizona superior-court HOA case guide. It is built from one filed minute entry: the November 25, 2002 stipulated order. Currency caveat: no later judgment, sale, satisfaction, appeal, or collection record is included in the collected minute entries. Superior-court rulings bind only the parties and are not precedent. This page is educational and is not legal advice.
The takeaway
The only sourced ruling is a stipulated priority/order-to-judgment entry. It allowed the HOA to obtain judgment on the property while preserving that no money judgment would be entered against the insurer and that the insurer’s interest was subordinate to the association’s interest.
Case Participants
Neutral Parties
- Hallcraft Villas East I II & III Homeowners Association Inc. (Plaintiff)
Homeowners association authorized by the stipulated order to obtain judgment on the subject real property. - Kenneth Ray Lamb (Defendant)
Named defendant in the association case. - Automobile Club Insurance Company (Defendant)
Insurer party to the stipulation; no money judgment was to be taken against it, and its interest was subordinate to the association’s interest. - Charles E. Maxwell (Counsel)
Counsel listed for the association in the minute entry. - Hon. Bethany G. Hicks (Judge)
Judge who entered the stipulated order.
What happened
The association sued Kenneth Ray Lamb and other defendants in a case involving the subject real property. The only collected minute entry is a stipulated order between the association and Automobile Club Insurance Company.
The order allowed the association to obtain judgment on the real property consistent with the complaint. It expressly stated that no money judgment would be taken against Automobile Club Insurance Company.
The order also provided that Automobile Club Insurance Company’s interest was subordinate to the association’s interest and that each party would bear its own costs and attorneys’ fees incurred in the action.
Because the collected record is limited to this stipulation, the page does not infer the amount owed, the basis for the association’s claim, whether a foreclosure sale occurred, or how the case ended as to other defendants.
Video overview of the ruling
An AI-generated video overview of Hallcraft Villas East v. Lamb (CV2002-092314 (Maricopa County Superior Court)). HOA could take judgment on the property while an insurer’s interest was treated as subordinate by stipulation. This plain-language summary was generated from the court’s filings; the court’s own ruling controls.
Listen: audio deep dive on the ruling
An AI-generated audio deep dive walking through the court’s reasoning and disposition in Hallcraft Villas East v. Lamb. Generated from the case filings; verify against the linked ruling below.
Procedural timeline
Complete uploaded source-document index
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Judgment Entered
Type: Decision or judgment
Stipulated order allowing the association to obtain judgment on the real property, treating the insurer’s interest as subordinate, and requiring each side to bear its own fees and costs.
FAQ
What does this case show?
It shows a stipulated order allowing an HOA to obtain judgment on real property while preserving priority terms with an insurer.
Did the court decide the amount owed?
The collected minute entry does not state an amount owed or analyze the association’s underlying claim.
Was there a money judgment against the insurer?
No. The order says no money judgment would be taken against Automobile Club Insurance Company.
Did the insurer’s interest remain ahead of the HOA?
No. The stipulated order states that the insurer’s interest was subordinate to the association’s interest.
Is this a substantive HOA lien precedent?
No. It is a superior-court stipulated order with no legal analysis and no precedential value.
Why is this case classified as standard?
It is a routine, thin, stipulated real-property judgment entry and does not interpret HOA statutes or governing documents.
Case Dossier
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Case Summary
| Case ID / citation | CV2002-092314 (Maricopa County Superior Court) |
|---|---|
| Court / tribunal | Superior Court |
| Decision / key date | November 25, 2002 |
| Judge / panel | Hon. Bethany G. Hicks |
| Parties | Hallcraft Villas East I II & III Homeowners Association Inc. (Plaintiff) v. Kenneth Ray Lamb, et al. (Defendants) |
| Topics | liensforeclosureassessments |
| Outcome / holding | The court entered the parties’ stipulated order allowing the homeowners association to obtain judgment on the subject real property consistent with the complaint, with no money judgment against Automobile Club Insurance Company and with that insurer’s interest subordinate to the association’s interest. |
| Primary public source | View source opinion/order |
Parties, Court, and Research Coverage
| Uploaded source package | 1 PDF |
|---|---|
| Step-by-step docket roadmap | 1 roadmap entry |
| Video overview | Hallcraft Villas East v. Lamb |
| Study / briefing material | 1 section |
| FAQ / homeowner questions | 6 questions |
| Curated download aliases | 1 download link |
Key Issues & Findings
Hallcraft Villas East I II & III Homeowners Association obtained a stipulated order with an insurer allowing the association to obtain judgment on the subject real property, while taking no money judgment against that insurer and recognizing the insurer’s interest as subordinate to the association’s interest.
The only collected minute entry is a signed stipulated order between the association and Automobile Club Insurance Company. The order did not analyze the underlying assessment or lien claim. It provided that the association could obtain judgment on the property, that no money judgment would be taken against the insurer, that the insurer’s interest was subordinate to the association’s interest, and that each party would bear its own costs and fees.
This case is useful only as a narrow example of an older HOA real-property judgment resolving priority with an insurer by stipulation. It does not provide substantive analysis of Arizona HOA lien law, assessment validity, or foreclosure procedure.