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AZ SB1379

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Analise Ortiz

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)

AI Summary

  • Allows tenants who are victims of domestic violence or sexual assault to terminate rental agreements with 30 days' notice by providing protective orders, law enforcement reports, emergency orders of protection, or verification from health care professionals or advocacy programs.

  • Limits tenant liability to rent owed through the termination date plus outstanding obligations; landlords may retain prepaid rent for the termination month but cannot withhold security deposits for early termination if requirements are met.

  • Permits tenants to require landlords to rekey or replace locks at the tenant's expense and allows landlords to refuse providing keys to the named defendant in protective orders or departmental reports.

  • Prohibits landlords from providing property access to defendants in protective orders unless a law enforcement officer escorts them, and allows landlords to refuse access for the named defendant to reclaim property.

  • Holds persons named in protective orders civilly liable for economic losses including unpaid rent, termination fees, and repair costs if they provoke the early termination; tenants convicted of falsely filing reports face treble damages.

Legislative Description

Landlord tenant; domestic violence; documents

Requirements

Last Action

Senate read second time

2/4/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules2/3/2025
Judiciary and Elections2/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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