REFERENCE TITLE: landlord; tenant; moratorium; grace period

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

2021

SB 1608

Introduced by

Senators Quezada: Mendez

AN ACT

amending title 33, chapter 10, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 33-1368.01; relating to the Arizona residential landlord and tenant act.

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

Section 1. Title 33, chapter 10, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 33-1368.01, to read:

START_STATUTE33-1368.01. Moratorium on evictions; rent; grace period

Notwithstanding any other statute or any provision in a rental agreement, for any tenant who has received relief from eviction as the result of federal law, presidential executive order or state executive order, by operation of law the tenant has a six-month grace period to pay any unpaid rent after the federal or state relief from eviction expires. END_STATUTE