AZ SB1364

Changes the designation of title 36, chapter 12, article 3 from "slum clearance and redevelopment" to "slum clearance" and eliminates references to "blighted areas" throughout Arizona Revised Statutes.

Restricts eminent domain use in slum clearance projects to situations where property is maintained in a slum condition and the owner is unwilling or unable to cure the condition; prohibits using eminent domain to acquire property for transfer to private parties without owner consent except for structures beyond repair or unfit for human habitation.

Requires municipalities to prepare detailed maps, lists of property owners, and cost estimates before designating slum areas, and permits property owners to participate in slum clearance projects to remove conditions themselves before condemnation.

Limits slum area designations to five years unless the municipality takes substantial action to remove slum conditions, and requires a two-thirds vote by the local governing body for designation and condemnation decisions.

Clarifies that the fundamental purpose of slum clearance projects is to protect public health and safety rather than economic development, and establishes that the necessity of using eminent domain is a judicial question to be determined independently without regard to legislative assertions.