Arizona Landlord-Tenant Law

Maximum deposit

Landlords may not demand or receive more than one and one-half months' rent in total security, including prepaid rent, though a tenant may voluntarily prepay more rent (A.R.S. § 33-1321(A)). (A.R.S. § 33-1321(A))

Return deadline

Within 14 days, excluding weekends and legal holidays, after the tenancy ends and the tenant returns the keys and vacates, mail the tenant an itemized list of deductions plus any refund (A.R.S. § 33-1321(D)). (A.R.S. § 33-1321(D), A.R.S. § 33-1310(3))

Itemized deductions

Landlords must send the tenant an itemized list of all deductions together with any amount due, by first-class mail to the tenant's last known address unless the tenant arranges otherwise in writing (A.R.S. § 33-1321(D)). (A.R.S. § 33-1321(D))

Interest on deposits

Arizona law does not require landlords to pay interest on security deposits (A.R.S. § 33-1321 is silent on interest). (A.R.S. § 33-1321 (silent on interest))

Penalty for wrongful withholding

A landlord who fails to follow the itemization and return rules owes the tenant the money due plus damages of twice the amount wrongfully withheld (A.R.S. § 33-1321(E)). (A.R.S. § 33-1321(E))

Late-fee limit

Arizona sets no numeric late-fee cap, but a landlord may only collect a late fee that is reasonable and set forth in a written rental agreement (A.R.S. § 33-1368(B)). (A.R.S. § 33-1368(B))

Grace period

Arizona has no statutory grace period, so a late fee in a written lease can apply the day after rent is due, though rent must remain unpaid five days after a written notice before the landlord can file to evict (A.R.S. §§ 33-1314(C), 33-1368(B)). (A.R.S. § 33-1314(C), A.R.S. § 33-1368(B))

Give the tenant at least two days' notice before entering and enter only at reasonable times, except in an emergency or when the tenant requested the repair (A.R.S. § 33-1343(B)–(D)). (A.R.S. § 33-1343)

Either party may end a month-to-month tenancy with written notice given at least 30 days before the periodic rental date named in the notice (A.R.S. § 33-1375(B)). (A.R.S. § 33-1375)

Arizona has no statute setting a rent-increase notice period, so increases follow the lease; for a month-to-month tenancy, give written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date, mirroring the termination rule (A.R.S. §§ 33-1314(A), 33-1375(B)). (A.R.S. § 33-1314(A), A.R.S. § 33-1375)

Arizona has no statewide rent control and bars cities and towns, including charter cities, from controlling rents on private residential property (A.R.S. § 33-1329). (A.R.S. § 33-1329)

At or before move-in, give tenants written owner/manager contact details, notice that the landlord-tenant act is on the Department of Housing website, a move-in condition form, and any applicable bedbug, pool-safety, utility-billing and lead-paint disclosures (A.R.S. §§ 33-1321, 33-1322). (A.R.S. § 33-1322, A.R.S. § 33-1321(B)–(C), A.R.S. § 33-1314.01, A.R.S. § 33-1319, A.R.S. § 36-1681(E), 42 U.S.C. § 4852d; 40 CFR Part 745 Subpart F)

• Name and address of the property manager and of the owner or agent for service of process and notices (In writing at or before commencement of tenancy; kept current) — A.R.S. § 33-1322(A), (C)
• Written notice that the Arizona Residential Landlord and Tenant Act is available on the Arizona Department of Housing's website (In writing at or before commencement of tenancy) — A.R.S. § 33-1322(B)
• Signed copy of the lease, a move-in form for noting existing damage, and written notice that the tenant may be present at the move-out inspection (On move-in) — A.R.S. § 33-1321(C)
• Written statement of the purpose of every nonrefundable fee or deposit (When the fee is charged (any fee not so designated is refundable)) — A.R.S. § 33-1321(B)
• Lease disclosure of utilities billed separately (submeter or ratio billing), any administrative fee, and the ratio-billing method; 90 days' notice before starting such billing for existing tenancies (If the landlord bills utilities separately) — A.R.S. § 33-1314.01(B), (G)
• Bedbug educational materials (To existing and new tenants (does not apply to single-family residences)) — A.R.S. § 33-1319(A)(1), (D)
• Pool safety notice approved by the Arizona Department of Health Services (Renting or leasing a dwelling with a swimming pool or contained body of water) — A.R.S. § 36-1681(E)
• Lead-based paint disclosure and EPA pamphlet (Housing built before 1978) — 42 U.S.C. § 4852d; 40 CFR Part 745 Subpart F

Unpaid rent

If rent is late, serve a written notice of nonpayment and intent to terminate; if the tenant does not pay within five calendar days, the landlord may file a special detainer action (A.R.S. § 33-1368(B), (G)). (A.R.S. § 33-1368(B), (G))

Lease violations

For a material lease violation, serve a written notice giving the tenant ten days to cure (five days for violations materially affecting health and safety), or terminate immediately for material and irreparable breaches (A.R.S. § 33-1368(A)). (A.R.S. § 33-1368(A))