REFERENCE TITLE: landlord tenant; moratorium; rent regulation

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2022

SB 1586

Introduced by

Senator Quezada

AN ACT

repealing section 33-1329, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 33, chapter 10, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 33-1368.01; repealing section 33-1416, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 33, chapter 11, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 33-1476.06; relating to residential rentals.

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

Section 1. Repeal

Section 33-1329, Arizona Revised Statutes, is repealed.

Sec. 2. 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

Sec. 3. Repeal

Section 33-1416, Arizona Revised Statutes, is repealed.

Sec. 4. Title 33, chapter 11, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 33-1476.06, to read:

START_STATUTE33-1476.06. 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