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AZ SB1277

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Brian Fernandez

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 33-1315 regarding prohibited provisions in rental agreements.

  • Prohibits landlords from restricting specific dog breeds or types if they allow tenants to house dogs on the rental premises.

  • Maintains existing prohibitions on rental agreement provisions that waive tenant rights, require tenants to pay landlord attorney fees (with limited exceptions), limit landlord liability, or penalize tenants for calling emergency services.

  • Renders prohibited provisions unenforceable, allowing tenants to recover actual damages and up to two months' periodic rent if landlords deliberately use agreements with prohibited terms.

  • Preserves landlords' rights to evict tenants under existing eviction statutes.

Legislative Description

Rental property; dog breeds

Arizona Residential Landlord And Tenant Act

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/28/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules1/27/2025
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency1/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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