CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION: ........................................................................................................................................................... 1
PART ONE: ................................................................................................................................................................... 2
MOVING IN ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
I. Choosing a Rental Unit ...................................................................................................................................... 2
II. Security Deposits (For more information, see A.R.S. § 33-1321) ....................................................................... 3
III. Signing a Rental Agreement (For more information, see A.R.S. §§ 33-1314, 33-1315 and 33-1322). ............. 3
IV. Moving In .......................................................................................................................................................... 4
PART TWO: .................................................................................................................................................................. 5
YOUR FAIR HOUSING RIGHTS .................................................................................................................................................. 5
PART THREE: ................................................................................................................................................................ 6
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES ......................................................................................................................................................... 6
I. Paying Rent ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
II. Maintaining the Rental Unit. (For more information, see A.R.S. § 33-1341.) ........................................................ 6
III. Access (For more information, see A.R.S. §§ 33-1343 and 33-1376). ............................................................... 7
PART FOUR: ................................................................................................................................................................. 8
YOUR RIGHTS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8
I. Your Landlord Must Provide a Habitable Rental Unit (For more information, see A.R.S. § 33-1323,
33-1324, 33-1362(B)) ........................................................................................................................................ 8
II. Retaliation (For more information, see A.R.S. §33-1381) ................................................................................. 8
III. Illegal Lock Outs and Turning Off Services (For more information, see A.R.S. § 33-1367) ................................ 9
PART FIVE: ................................................................................................................................................................. 10
LANDLORD’S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RENTAL UNIT ................................................................................................................... 10
I. Landlord’s Failure to Provide Essential Services. .............................................................................................. 10
II. Landlord’s Failure to Make Repairs (For more information, see A.R.S. § 33-1361 ........................................ 10
PART SIX: ................................................................................................................................................................... 13
TAKING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST YOUR LANDLORD ................................................................................................................... 13
I. Complaints in Court ......................................................................................................................................... 13
II. Choosing a Court: ............................................................................................................................................. 15
III. Writing the Complaint: .................................................................................................................................... 16
IV. Fee Deferrals and Waiver. ............................................................................................................................... 17
PART SEVEN: .............................................................................................................................................................. 18
ENDING THE RENTAL AGREEMENT ......................................................................................................................................... 18
I. Notice of Non-Renewal (For more information, see A.R.S. § 33-1375) ........................................................... 18
II. Final Walk-Through – For more information, see A.R.S. § 33-1321(C). ............................................................... 18
III. Moving out. ..................................................................................................................................................... 19
IV. Requesting the Return of Your Security Deposit. For more information, see A.R.S. § 33-1321. ...................... 19
PART EIGHT: ............................................................................................................................................................... 20
SUBSIDIZED HOUSING ......................................................................................................................................................... 20
PART NINE: ................................................................................................................................................................ 21
RIGHTS OF THE MILITARY TO END THE RENTAL AGREEMENT ....................................................................................................... 21