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AZ HB4008

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/9/2026

Primary Sponsor

Betty Villegas

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Prohibits landlords from enforcing crime-free lease addendum provisions that allow or require eviction of tenants based on criminal convictions of the tenant or the tenant's guest.

  • Amends three Arizona Revised Statutes (33-1260.01, 33-1314, and 33-1806.01) covering condominiums, general rental agreements, and planned community associations to apply this restriction uniformly.

  • Landlords may still use crime-free addendums in lease agreements, but specific eviction provisions tied to criminal convictions are declared unenforceable.

  • Preserves existing authority for associations to restrict residency of registered sex offenders classified as level two or level three under Arizona law (section 13-3821).

  • Property owners retain the obligation to abate criminal activity as authorized under section 12-991.

Legislative Description

Crime-free lease addendum; renters

Last Action

House read second time

2/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules2/9/2026
Judiciary2/9/2026
Commerce2/9/2026

Full Bill Text

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