In Other News

COMMENTARY

• Squatter bill vetoed by Governor Katie Hobbs
• Discussion on what tasks you should do when closing your home for the summer
• Look out for landscape scams

ADDITIONAL INFO

• On the squatters bill
  • It would have set up a situation where police, acting on an owner’s affidavit, could immediately go in and have someone evicted. But it drew concerns who feared it could be used in domestic violence situations to kick someone out of a house. The governor agreed with that assessment in her veto.  <Arizona Daily Star>
• Rosie On The House list of what to do closing your home for the summer

Weekly To Do On Shade Cooling

CALLER

• Greg has a metal roof in the Overgarrd, AZ area that’s creating problems with the fascia. Moisture is getting behind the drip edge deteriorating the fascia. The roof was constructed with the flat edge level with the drip edge.  We called up a lifeline with a metal roof expert Jim of Canyon State Roofing to examine the problem
• Weekly To Do on shade cooling. Ways to lower home surfaces and ambient air temperature by 15-20 degrees

Takeaways

COMMENTARY

• Rosie Right Remodeling is having an educational course on building a casita May 15th. Its free and worth time if you’re considering building one.  Sign up at Rosie Right.com

CALLER

• Peggy has a patio across the back of her home. Below the roof is a beam that holds up 4 columns. Above the beam there is a 4 inch strip of wood that disintegrating. Who to contact for a repair. Yigal Lampert of Response Crew assists in helping Peggy.