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Exhibit 3.24
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
MERITAGE HOMES CONSTRUCTION, INC.
FIRST: The name of this corporation is MERITAGE HOMES CONSTRUCTION,
INC.
SECOND: The purpose for which the corporation is organized is the
transaction of any and all lawful business for which corporations may be
incorporated under the laws of the State of Arizona, as they may be amended from
time to time. The character of business which the corporation initially intends
actually to conduct in the State of Arizona is the construction of homes.
THIRD: The aggregate number of shares that the corporation shall have
authority to issue is one thousand (1000) common shares, all of which shares
shall be of a single class.
FOURTH: The name and address of the initial statutory agent of the
corporation is C T Corporation System, 3225 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1601,
Phoenix, Arizona 85012. The street address of the initial known place of
business of the corporation in Arizona is 6613 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 200,
Scottsdale, Arizona 85250.
FIFTH: The number of directors constituting the initial board of
directors of the corporation is two (2). The names and addresses of the persons
who are to serve as directors until the first annual meeting of shareholders, or
until their successors are elected and qualified, are:
Name Address
John R. Landon 4050 W. Park Boulevard
Plano, TX 75093-3839
Steven J. Hilton 6613 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 200
Scottsdale, Arizona 85250
The number of persons to serve on the board of directors thereafter shall be
fixed by the bylaws of the corporation.
SIXTH: The name and address of the incorporator is Larry W. Seay, 6613
N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 200, Scottsdale, Arizona 85250.
SEVENTH: The liability of a director or former director to the
corporation or its shareholders shall be eliminated to the fullest extent
permitted by Section 10-202.B.1 of the Arizona Revised Statutes.
If the Arizona Business Corporation Act is amended to authorize
corporate action further eliminating or limiting the liability of directors, the
liability of a director of the corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the
fullest extent permitted by Arizona Business Corporation Act, as amended.
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Any repeal or modification of this Article Seventh shall not adversely
affect any right or protection of a director of the corporation existing
hereunder with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to or at the time
of such repeal or modification.
The provisions of this Article Seventh shall not be deemed to limit or
preclude indemnification of a director by the corporation for any liability of a
director which has not been eliminated by the provisions of this Article
Seventh.
DATED: January 12, 2001
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Larry W. Seay, Incorporator
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STATE OF ARIZONA
ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT
AS STATUTORY AGENT
OF
MERITAGE HOMES CONSTRUCTION, INC.,
AN ARIZONA CORPORATION
To: Arizona Corporation Commission
Incorporating Division
1300 West Washington
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Please be advised that C T Corporation System, a Delaware
corporation doing business in Arizona, and located at 3225 N. Central Avenue,
Suite 1601, Phoenix, Arizona 85012, hereby accepts and acknowledges its
appointment as statutory agent for service of process upon Meritage Homes
Construction, Inc., an Arizona corporation, and consents to act in that capacity
until removal or resignation.
The undersigned hereby certifies that it has been a
corporation in good standing in the State of Arizona for a period in excess of
three years.
DATED this 31st day of January, 2001
C T CORPORATION SYSTEM
By
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