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Arizona Landlord-Tenant Laws

Verified October 1, 2026 Correction October 2, 2026

Local rent regulation in Arizona

Cities and towns in Arizona cannot enact rent control on private residential housing — state law preempts local rent regulation, except for publicly owned, financed, insured, or subsidized housing (Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1329).

Cited to Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1329 · Verified October 1, 2026 · Full Arizona rent-increase rules →

Arizona landlord-tenant laws by topic

Arizona security deposits

Arizona caps everything a landlord can demand up front — security deposit, prepaid rent, and refundable fees combined, however they are labeled — at one and one-half month's rent, though a tenant may volunteer more.

Arizona rent increase notice

Arizona has no statute requiring advance notice of a rent increase for standard rentals — the familiar 30-day convention for month-to-month tenancies is derived from ARS 33-1375(B), which lets either party end a month-to-month tenancy on 30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date, so a landlord who raises rent effectively offers new terms the tenant can decline by leaving.

Arizona late fees

Arizona sets no dollar or percentage cap on residential late fees and mandates no grace period — rent is 'payable without demand or notice at the time and place agreed on by the parties' (ARS 33-1314(C)), so a lease-based late fee can begin accruing the day after rent is due.

Arizona entry notice

Arizona landlords must give at least two days' notice before entering a rental for inspections, repairs, services, or showings, and may enter only at reasonable times — with no notice needed in an emergency, where giving it is impracticable, or where the tenant's own maintenance request supplies the permission.

Arizona eviction process

Arizona's eviction process — a 'special detainer action' — moves from a 5-day pay-or-quit notice for nonpayment to a writ of restitution that cannot issue until 5 calendar days after judgment, a statutory best case of roughly two to three weeks from notice to lockout.

Arizona application & screening fees

Arizona does not regulate what a landlord may charge a person to apply for a home: there is no application fee cap, no actual-cost limit, no rule about charging for credit or background reports, and no state denial-notice duty.

Arizona deposit interest

Arizona requires no interest on a residential security deposit — the deposit statute, A.R.S. § 33-1321, never mentions interest at all.

Arizona habitability & repairs

Arizona requires a landlord to make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to keep a rented home fit and habitable, to keep the electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems in good and safe working order, and to supply running water, hot water, reasonable heat, and cooling where cooling units are installed and offered.

Arizona lease termination

In Arizona either side may end a month-to-month tenancy on at least 30 days' written notice, but the notice must run to a periodic rental date, so the tenancy can only end on a rent date and a mid-month notice usually takes closer to 45 days.

Arizona lease disclosures

An Arizona landlord must tell the tenant in writing, at or before the tenancy begins, the name and address of the manager and of an owner or someone authorized to accept service, and must also state in writing that the state's landlord and tenant act can be read on the housing department's website.

Arizona pets & assistance animals

In Arizona a pet deposit is part of the ordinary security deposit, and everything a landlord holds as security may not exceed one and a half months' rent.

Arizona mobile home park laws

Arizona runs a separate landlord and tenant act for mobile home communities, the Arizona Mobile Home Parks Residential Landlord and Tenant Act at title 33, chapter 11 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, and it applies to any parcel with four or more rented spaces where the resident owns the home.

Arizona Fair Market Rents (FY 2027) — HUD's benchmark rents for every Arizona metro area and county.

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Changes since last full verification

The Verified date above (October 1, 2026) marks the last time every figure on this page was verified end-to-end against official sources. The changes below were published since then, each verified against the official source it names (what these dates mean).

How this record was verified: Direct read of statute text on the Arizona Legislature's site (azleg.gov). October 1, 2026: every section the security deposit, rent increase, late fee, entry and eviction answers rest on was read there: A.R.S. §§ 33-1310, 33-1314, 33-1321, 33-1329, 33-1343, 33-1367, 33-1368, 33-1375 to 33-1377 and 33-1379; 12-1173, 12-1178, 12-1179 and 12-1567; and 22-247. The mobile home park act (§§ 33-1401 to 33-1501) and the recreational vehicle long-term rental space act (§§ 33-2101 to 33-2148) were read for the figures that belong to them and not to standard rentals. The statute pages print no amendment history, so the chaptered laws of the 2025 and 2026 sessions were searched for amendments to these sections; Laws 2026, chapters 69 and 194 (effective September 12, 2026) are stated where they apply. Rule 17 of the Rules of Procedure for Eviction Actions and Rule 4 of the Superior Court Rules of Appellate Procedure - Civil were read in the Arizona court rules as published for the courts. The status of each bill named here was read in the Legislature's own bill records.