Arizona

Arizona Landlord-Tenant Laws

Security deposit limits, eviction notices, rent control, and more for Arizona.

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Every rule on this page is drawn from state statutes and municipal codes and summarized with AI assistance. Each one cites the statute it's based on and links to a published text of that law so you can read it firsthand. Where a page says a city or county has no local rule on a topic, that means none was found for the topics covered here — not that none exists. Local governments also regulate rental housing in ways these pages don't track, including registration, licensing, inspections and habitability standards. These summaries may be incomplete or out of date, laws change often, and every property and tenancy has specifics a summary can't capture — so treat this as a starting point for your own research, not as legal advice, and check with the local jurisdiction and a qualified attorney before acting on your particular situation.

What to Know in Arizona

Sources last checked July 2026

Arizona caps security deposits at 1.5 months’ rent, a limit that reaches prepaid rent too since the statute covers security ‘however denominated,’ returnable with an itemized statement within 14 business days under A.R.S. § 33-1321; mobile home parks instead carry a separate 2-month cap. Arizona has no statute directly setting a rent-increase notice period — the familiar 30- or 10-day figure is only borrowed by convention from the termination rule, § 33-1375. Rent control is preempted statewide under § 33-1329, but only for cities and towns; the statute does not by its terms reach counties.

5-day notice required before eviction for nonpayment of rent
30-day move-out notice required for month-to-month tenancies

2 rules summarized · Each linked to the law it cites

Eviction Notice Requirements

What are the eviction notice requirements in Arizona?

For nonpayment of rent an Arizona landlord may terminate if the tenant fails to pay rent within five days after written notice by the landlord of the nonpayment (A.R.S. § 33-1368(B)). For a material noncompliance with the rental agreement, the landlord delivers written notice specifying the breach and stating that the agreement terminates on a date not less than ten days after receipt if the breach is not remedied within ten days (§ 33-1368(A)). A shorter five-day cure period applies where the breach materially affects health and safety. Where a breach is both material and irreparable the landlord may deliver written notice for immediate termination; the statute does not define "irreparable" by test but by example, including discharge of a weapon, homicide, prostitution, criminal street gang activity, manufacture or possession of a controlled substance, threatening or intimidating conduct, assault, and any breach jeopardizing health or safety or causing substantial property damage. These are the general residential figures — mobile home parks are governed separately by § 33-1476 and carry longer periods.

A.R.S. § 33-1368(A), (B)

Last checked Jul 2026

Move-Out & Lease Termination Notice

What is the move-out notice requirement in Arizona?

Either the landlord or the tenant may terminate a month-to-month tenancy by written notice given to the other at least thirty days prior to the periodic rental date, and a week-to-week tenancy by written notice given at least ten days prior to the termination date (A.R.S. § 33-1375). Because the month-to-month notice runs to the periodic rental date rather than to any calendar day, a notice given mid-period generally takes effect at the end of the following rental period. A lease for a definite term expires at the end of its term.

A.R.S. § 33-1375(A), (B)

Last checked Jul 2026

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