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AZ HB2868

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/8/2024

Primary Sponsor

Betty Villegas

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)

AI Summary

  • Establishes that tenants with 12+ months of tenancy can only be evicted for: non-payment of rent, disorderly conduct after written notice, willful or grossly negligent property damage, violation of landlord rules after written notice, non-payment following a non-unconscionable rent increase, or landlord/family move-in 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 provisions.

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

  • Maintains existing provisions allowing landlords to terminate for material health and safety violations with 5 days' notice and for material irreparable breaches (including weapons discharge, homicide, prostitution, gang activity, controlled substance offenses, assault, and threats) with immediate termination.

  • Requires landlords to provide written notice before terminating tenancies, with timeframes of 5-10 days depending on the type of breach, except for material and irreparable breaches which allow immediate termination.

Legislative Description

Eviction for cause; landlord tenant

Arizona Residential Landlord And Tenant Act

Last Action

House read second time

2/12/2024

Committee Referrals

Rules2/8/2024
Commerce2/8/2024

Full Bill Text

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