Arizona rental housing laws

What it would do: Amends Arizona's mobile home and recreational vehicle park laws to require park managers and operators to complete four hours of educational programs within six months of employment and four additional hours every two years, with civil penalties of $500 plus $500 per month for non-compliance.

What it would do: Increases mobile home relocation fund payment maximums from $12,500 to $22,500 for single-section homes and $20,000 to $30,000 for multisection homes. Extends military family relief fund and tax credit through December 31, 2031. Raises out-of-school time program age limit to 18 and implements SNAP eligibility verification measures.

What it would do: Amends Arizona law to prohibit cities, towns, and counties from banning vacation rentals or short-term rentals, while allowing regulation for public health, safety, zoning, and nuisance issues. Establishes permit requirements, occupancy limits, liability insurance, and civil penalties for violations.

What it would do: Amends utility submetering rules for mobile home parks to cap administrative fees at $8, clarify that landlords may recover utility charges plus administrative fees only, and specify that submetering for water conservation alone does not classify a park as a public water system.

What it would do: Amends the state aid to indigent defense fund statute to include eviction cases alongside criminal cases as eligible for funding to support county public defenders, legal defenders, and contract indigent defense counsel.

What it would do: Requires landlords to maintain indoor temperatures between 68 and 82 degrees Fahrenheit for habitability, prohibits setting thermostats outside these ranges, and shortens notice periods for temperature-related breaches to two days. Prohibits evictions during weeks when outdoor temperature reaches 90 degrees or higher on two or more days.

What it would do: Amends utility billing requirements for mobile home park landlords, requiring separate meters and detailed billing disclosures with a maximum $8 administrative fee, and establishes tenant remedies including civil court action and attorney fees for violations.

What it would do: Prohibits landlords from refusing to rent, evicting, or discriminating against tenants based on income source, including government assistance and vouchers. Requires landlords to subtract rent vouchers or subsidies from monthly rent when calculating income thresholds.

What it would do: Requires courts to schedule mandatory settlement conferences five days after eviction notice is served for rent nonpayment or material lease breach cases, with both parties required to appear and provide relevant documents, and sets eviction hearing for fifth business day after conference if unresolved.

What it would do: Amends Arizona landlord-tenant law to extend notice periods and trial timelines in eviction proceedings, require landlords to provide rent assistance resources before eviction, and clarify procedures for writs of restitution and criminal trespass enforcement.

What it would do: Requires landlords to examine mobile homes and contents for occupants, human remains, or animals before removal or executing writs of restitution, and allows sheriffs to remove occupants and possessions without moving the mobile home itself.

What it would do: Amends mobile home abandonment procedures to require landlords to notify legal owners or lienholders within ten days of abandonment and establishes a seventy-two-day notice period before sale. Modifies the mobile home relocation fund to support the Arizona Department of Housing's administration of hearings and registration functions.

What it would do: Amends Arizona mobile home park tenant protections by requiring separate meters for utilities, capping landlord charges at prevailing residential rates, allowing tenants to sue in justice court for violations, and enabling administrative law judges to award damages and attorney fees for utility billing noncompliance.

What it would do: Amends Arizona mobile home park landlord-tenant law to restrict rental application fees, require detailed rent disclosures, extend notice periods for evictions, seal court records in dismissed tenancy cases, and modify procedures for forcible detainer and special detainer actions.

What it would do: Requires owners of residential rental property to register with county assessors and disclose whether the property is rented for periods less than thirty days. Creates new property tax classifications for short-term rentals rented more than 180 days annually as class one property and 180 days or less as class four property.

What it would do: Amends the definition of residential rental property to include property rented to lodgers for periods of less than thirty days, and clarifies treatment of rental spaces in mobile home parks.

What it would do: Prohibits coordinators and landlords with five or more rental units from using algorithmic devices that process nonpublic competitor data to set rental prices, adjust renewal terms, or facilitate agreements not to compete, creating a rebuttable presumption of price-fixing conspiracy.

What it would do: Requires landlords to provide tenants with the website address for azcourthelp.org or information on eviction prevention and assistance services available in their location, including services from the department of economic security and municipality, in rental agreements and noncompliance notices.

What it would do: Amends Arizona landlord-tenant law to require courts to seal eviction records when cases are dismissed in tenant's favor or when a landlord files satisfaction of judgment, and clarifies that unpaid rent judgments may only include rent for the period the defendant actually possessed the premises.

What it would do: Prohibits landlords from charging prospective tenants for background checks if the tenant provides their own credit report, from charging more than actual screening costs, from charging both application and screening fees, from charging for multiple applications within twelve months, or from charging fees for payment methods. Requires landlords to disclose all mandatory fees and expenses on rental agreements and advertisements.

What it would do: Amends eviction law to require landlords with tenants of 12+ months to terminate only for nonpayment, material breach, or owner occupancy, and to waive one month's rent or provide relocation assistance for such terminations.

What it would do: Requires courts to compile and make publicly available reports of residential evictions and forcible entry and detainer actions where judgment is entered for the landlord, categorized by city/town and county, including the reason for eviction.

What it would do: Deems a landlord's violation of mobile home and RV rental laws an unlawful practice under Arizona's consumer fraud statute, making such violations subject to enforcement under Title 44, Chapter 10, Article 7.