REFERENCE TITLE: municipalities; utilities; vacant buildings

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2020

HB 2615

Introduced by

Representative Griffin

AN ACT

amending title 9, chapter 4, article 8, arizona revised statutes, by adding section 9-500.48; relating to cities and towns.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 9, chapter 4, article 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 9-500.48, to read:

START_STATUTE9-500.48. Utility service; vacant buildings; prohibition; definition

A.  a municipality may not adopt an ordinance that requires a property owner to provide utilities to a vacant building.

B.  For the purposes of this section, "vacant building" means a building that has been vacant and unused for at least two years.END_STATUTE