HB 2358 Summary

• Adds definition of "housing assistance payment" to Arizona Revised Statutes § 33-1310, defined as payments made to landlords by government agencies, public housing authorities, or third parties on behalf of these entities pursuant to rental assistance or subsidy contracts.

• Specifies that housing assistance payments do not include payments from faith-based organizations, community action agencies, or nonprofit entities.

• Amends § 33-1371 to clarify that a landlord's acceptance of housing assistance payments does not constitute acceptance of a partial payment of rent or waiver of the landlord's right to terminate a rental agreement for tenant breach.

• Modernizes statutory language by replacing archaic terms such as "which" with "that" and "thereof" with more contemporary phrasing throughout both amended sections.