What late fees can a landlord charge in Arizona?
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.
Cited to ARS 33-1368 (B) and 1 more cited source · Verified October 1, 2026
Late fees appear in two places in the act: a tenant facing a nonpayment eviction can reinstate the rental agreement before the case is filed by tendering past-due rent and a reasonable late fee set forth in a written rental agreement (ARS 33-1368(B)), and an eviction judgment for the landlord includes late charges stated in the rental agreement (ARS 33-1377(F)). The five-day notice in ARS 33-1368(B) is the cure window for a nonpayment eviction, not a late-fee grace period, and the $5-per-day cap many websites cite comes from the mobile home park act (ARS 33-1414) and the recreational vehicle long-term rental space act (ARS 33-2105), neither of which applies to houses or apartments.
Arizona late fees at a glance
| Statutory cap | No statutory cap (see reasonableness standard and notes) |
|---|---|
| Mandatory grace period | None mandated statewide |
| Must be in the lease | Yes |
| Daily fees | No Arizona statute addresses late-fee structure for standard rentals. Daily late fees are a lease matter. The statute speaks of a reasonable late fee only in the reinstatement rule: before an eviction case is filed, the tenant reinstates the rental agreement by tendering past-due rent and a reasonable late fee set forth in a written rental agreement (ARS 33-1368(B)). The $5-per-day cap with a five-day grace window that circulates in Arizona summaries is the MOBILE HOME PARK statute (ARS 33-1414) and does not apply to standard rentals. |
| Reasonableness standard | No statutory formula, percentage, or dollar cap exists. Two sections of the act address late fees. Before an eviction case is filed, the rental agreement is reinstated if the tenant tenders all past-due rent and 'a reasonable late fee set forth in a written rental agreement'; after filing, reinstatement also requires attorney fees and court costs (ARS 33-1368(B)). When the court rules for the landlord in an eviction case, the judgment includes 'late charges stated in the rental agreement' (ARS 33-1377(F)), and a rental agreement may be written, oral or implied by law (ARS 33-1310). |
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Notes and caveats
- The five-day window is a cure period, not a grace period — The five days in ARS 33-1368(B) are the pay-or-quit cure window for a nonpayment eviction; it is pervasively recast as a late-fee grace period, which it is not.
- The $5-per-day cap is a mobile-home-park rule — The $5/day cap that circulates in Arizona summaries is the mobile home park statute (ARS 33-1414) and is routinely imported into standard rentals; it does not apply to houses or apartments.
- Why no cap or grace period is listed — Arizona sets no amount or timing rule for late fees on standard rentals. The act mentions late fees only in the nonpayment reinstatement rule, which uses a reasonable late fee set forth in a written rental agreement (ARS 33-1368(B)), and in the eviction judgment, which includes late charges stated in the rental agreement (ARS 33-1377(F)). No dollar cap or statutory grace period exists for standard rentals.
Common questions: Arizona late fees
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- Is there a legal limit on late fees in Arizona?
- No statutory cap (see reasonableness standard and notes). No statutory formula, percentage, or dollar cap exists. Two sections of the act address late fees.
- Is there a grace period before rent is late in Arizona?
- None mandated statewide.
- Does a late fee have to be written into the lease in Arizona?
- Yes — in Arizona a late fee must be stated in the lease.
- Can a landlord charge a daily late fee in Arizona?
- No Arizona statute addresses late-fee structure for standard rentals. Daily late fees are a lease matter. The statute speaks of a reasonable late fee only in the reinstatement rule: before an eviction case is filed, the tenant reinstates the rental agreement by tendering past-due rent and a reasonable late fee set forth in a written rental agreement (ARS 33-1368(B)).
Citations
- ARS 33-1368 · (B) (verified 2026) Official source
- ARS 33-1314 · (C) (verified 2026) Official source
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.