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AZ SB1588

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/1/2022

Primary Sponsor

Martin Quezada

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)

AI Summary

  • Establishes "just cause" eviction protections for tenants with 12 months or more of continuous tenancy, limiting landlord termination to: nonpayment of rent, material breach of rental agreement, or landlord/family occupancy or property removal from rental market.

  • Requires landlords to provide one month's rent as relocation assistance or waive one month's rent when terminating tenancy under the family occupancy or property removal provision.

  • Clarifies that material falsification of criminal records, prior eviction history, and current criminal activity on rental applications is non-curable and grounds for immediate termination.

  • Maintains existing landlord rights to terminate for material irreparable breaches including illegal drug activity, assault, gang activity, weapons discharge, homicide, prostitution, and threats/intimidation.

  • Retains five-day notice and cure periods for health and safety violations materially affecting habitability, with ability to proceed to eviction after a second similar violation occurs.

Legislative Description

Landlord tenant; evictions for cause

Arizona Residential Landlord And Tenant Act

Last Action

Senate read second time

2/2/2022

Committee Referrals

Rules2/1/2022
Commerce2/1/2022

Full Bill Text

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