Arizona Eviction Laws
Arizona requires landlords to give 30 days written notice to terminate a month-to-month tenancy and provide a 5-day cure period for most lease violations before initiating eviction.
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Key Rules
- Notice Period
- 30 days written notice for month-to-month tenancy
- Just Cause Required
- No statewide just-cause requirement
- Cure Or Quit Period
- 5 days to cure a lease violation; 5 days to pay rent or quit
- Immediate Termination
- Some violations allow immediate termination without cure period (e.g., criminal activity)
Applicable Statutes
Noncompliance by tenant: landlord must deliver written notice specifying the breach; tenant has 5 days to remedy a material noncompliance (other than nonpayment).
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1361
Noncompliance by landlord: tenant may give written notice of breach and terminate the rental agreement if not remedied within 10 days.
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1375
Termination of periodic tenancy: month-to-month tenancy may be terminated by either party with 30 days written notice.
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