Arizona Laws 33-804. Appointment of successor trustee by beneficiary
A. If a person appointed as trustee fails to qualify, is unwilling or unable to serve or resigns as trustee or if a trustee was not designated in the deed of trust, the beneficiary may appoint a successor trustee, and such appointment shall constitute a substitution of trustee.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 33-804
- Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Beneficiary: means the person named or otherwise designated in a trust deed as the person for whose benefit a trust deed is given, or the person's successor in interest. See Arizona Laws 33-801
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- deed of trust: means a deed executed in conformity with this chapter and conveying trust property to a trustee or trustees qualified under section 33-803 to secure the performance of a contract or contracts, other than a trust deed which encumbers in whole or in part trust property located in Arizona and in one or more other states. See Arizona Laws 33-801
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Trust property: means any legal, equitable, leasehold or other interest in real property which is capable of being transferred, whether or not it is subject to any prior mortgages, trust deeds, contracts for conveyance of real property or other liens or encumbrances. See Arizona Laws 33-801
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
- Trustee: means an individual, association or corporation qualified pursuant to section 33-803, or the successor in interest thereto, to whom trust property is conveyed by trust deed. See Arizona Laws 33-801
- Trustor: The person who makes or creates a trust. Also known as the grantor or settlor.
- Trustor: means the person conveying trust property by a trust deed as security for the performance of a contract or contracts, or the successor in interest of such person. See Arizona Laws 33-801
- Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. The beneficiary may at any time remove a trustee for any reason or cause and appoint a successor trustee, and such appointment shall constitute a substitution of trustee.
C. A notice of substitution of trustee shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder of each county in which the trust property or some part of the trust property is situated at the time of the substitution. The beneficiary shall give written notice through registered or certified mail, with postage prepaid, to the trustor.
D. A notice of substitution of trustee shall contain a description of the basis for the successor trustee’s qualification pursuant to section 33-803, subsection A. A notice of substitution of trustee shall be sufficient if acknowledged by all beneficiaries under the trust deed or their agents as authorized in writing and if prepared in substantially the following form:
Notice of Substitution of Trustee
The undersigned beneficiary hereby appoints ___________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ successor trustee under the trust deed executed by ____________________ as trustor, in which _____________ is named beneficiary and _____________ as trustee, and recorded ________________, _____, in _________________ county in book or docket _________________, page ______________, and legally describing the trust property as:
(legal description of trust property)
The successor trustee appointed herein qualifies as a trustee of the trust deed in the trustee’s capacity as a ______________________ as required by Arizona Revised Statutes section 33-803, subsection A.
Dated this _______________ day of ________________, ____.
____________________
Signature
(Acknowledgement)
E. A notice of substitution of trustee is effective immediately on execution as prescribed by subsection D of this section.
F. A person appointed as a trustee under a deed of trust may resign as trustee at any time. Any such resignation shall be without liability, provided the person has not agreed in writing or by the person’s conduct to act in such capacity. If the trustee has agreed in writing or by the person’s conduct to act in such capacity, the person may only resign in accordance with the terms of the trust deed and this chapter. If a trustee fails to qualify or is unwilling or unable to serve or resigns, it does not affect the validity of the deed of trust, except that no action required to be performed by the trustee under this chapter or under the deed of trust may be taken until a successor trustee is appointed by the beneficiary or the beneficiary’s agent as authorized in writing pursuant to this section. Resignation by a trustee is made by recordation of a notice of resignation in the office of the county recorder of each county in which the trust property or some part of the trust property is situated at the time of the resignation. Written notice shall be given through registered or certified mail, with postage prepaid, to the trustor and the beneficiary. A notice of resignation of trustee is sufficient if acknowledged by the trustee and prepared in substantially the following form:
Notice of Resignation of Trustee
The undersigned trustee hereby resigns as trustee under the deed of trust executed by ________________, as trustor, in which ________________ is named beneficiary, and recorded ________________, ____, in ________________ county, in book or docket __________, page __________, and legally describing the trust property as:
(legal description of trust property)
Dated this _______________ day of _______________, ____.
_________________
Signature
(Acknowledgement)