Is there a legal limit on late fees in Arizona?

No statutory cap (see reasonableness standard and notes). A late fee is collectible only if it is reasonable and set forth in a written rental agreement. No statutory formula, percentage, or dollar cap exists, and reasonableness is policed through ordinary liquidated-damages principles.

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, bounded by the requirement that the fee be reasonable.

What late fees can a landlord charge in Arizona?

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Legislative changes ahead — not yet in force. The rules on this page reflect the law in force today. The following measures would change it:

HB 2244 (2026), Ch. 194 — Already CHAPTERED but not yet effective: on September 12, 2026, ARS 12-1567 and 22-247 gain a tenant remedy after an eviction judgment is paid — if the tenant files a motion to compel satisfaction of the judgment and the landlord does not respond within 15 days, the filing fee is waived, no hearing is held, the judgment is deemed satisfied on the tenant's proof of payment, and the court may seal records of the eviction action under ARS 33-1379.Status: Approved 2026-06-19; effective 2026-09-12 (the session's general effective date; the chapter carries no effective-date clause of its own). The answers shown do not yet reflect it. (checked 2026-08-12).
SB 1426 (2026), Ch. 69 — Already CHAPTERED but not yet effective: on September 12, 2026, ARS 12-1173 gains a separate forcible-detainer track for unauthorized occupants of residential property. The act states it 'does not apply to or modify the rights and remedies available to landlords and tenants pursuant to title 33, chapter 10,' so the tenant eviction rules on this page are unchanged by it.Status: Approved 2026-05-29; effective 2026-09-12 (general effective date). No figure on this page changes. (checked 2026-08-12).

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 Arizona statute · Verified July 9, 2026

The two statutory constraints come from ARS 33-1368(B): the fee must be set forth in a WRITTEN rental agreement, and it must be reasonable — an oral lease supports no late fee at all. The five-day notice that appears in the same statute is the cure window for a nonpayment eviction, not a late-fee grace period, and the $5-per-day cap many websites cite is the mobile-home-park rule (ARS 33-1414), which has never applied 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, bounded by the requirement that the fee be reasonable. 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	A late fee is collectible only if it is reasonable and set forth in a written rental agreement. No statutory formula, percentage, or dollar cap exists, and reasonableness is policed through ordinary liquidated-damages principles. The requirement comes from ARS 33-1368(B), which conditions reinstatement of the rental agreement on the tenant tendering past-due rent and 'a reasonable late fee set forth in a written rental agreement' — read as requiring both a writing and reasonableness for a late fee to be collectible at all.

Cite this page: "Landlord Atlas, Arizona Late Fee Laws (verified July 9, 2026), landlordatlas.com/laws/late-fees/arizona/" — free to cite and quote with a link (how these records are verified). Every figure above is cited to the Arizona statute in the citations section below.

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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 regulates form and reasonableness — the fee must be set forth in a written rental agreement and be reasonable — not amount or timing. 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). A late fee is collectible only if it is reasonable and set forth in a written rental agreement. No statutory formula, percentage, or dollar cap exists, and reasonableness is policed through ordinary liquidated-damages principles.
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, bounded by the requirement that the fee be reasonable.

Statute 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 official Arizona Legislature site (azleg.gov): ARS 33-1321 and 33-1343 each read in full twice (independent reads matched verbatim), ARS 33-1368, 33-1375, 33-1329, 33-1376, and 33-1314 read in full, plus trap-check reads of the mobile-home statutes ARS 33-1414 (late fees) and 33-1432 (90-day rent-increase notice) to confirm those figures do NOT apply to standard rentals. Pending-bill statuses (HB 2337 of 2025, HB 4122 and HB 2243 of 2026) checked against azleg.gov bill text and legislative trackers 2026-07-09; all died without committee action.