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A Residential Landlord Can Evict a Tenant for Violating the Lease Agreement: A. Not paying rent    1.    If a tenant does not pay rent when it is due, the landlord may give written notice explaining how much rent and late fees the tenant owes demanding payment within five (5) days.    2.    If th...

Arizona law requires all owners of residential rental property to register their contact information for the property with the County Assessor, or the property may not be legally leased to tenants, and may be subject to statutory penalties. If a residential landlord is not a resident of this stat...

New Rules Require Rental Property Owners to Issue 1099s   Landlords who receive rental income from tenants must start reporting payments made to vendors which exceed $600 a year.  In July 2010 Congress enacted Small Business Jobs Act which was designed to encourage small business spending. Howeve...

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Tenants must pay their rent in full and on time. Inability to pay rent because of job loss, financial hardship, or medical problems will not stop an eviction. If a tenant is having a problem paying rent on time, and try talking with the landlord first. The landlord may be willing to work with the...

If a residential landlord intentionally or negligently fails to provide essential services such as running water, gas, electricity heat or air conditioning or shuts off running water, gas, electric service, heat or air conditioning, the the tenant should give the landlord written notice describin...

  A residential landlord can recover a rental property from a tenant in one of three ways. 1. Surrender. The tenant vacates voluntarily and returns possession of the keys. 2. Abandonment. A residential rental property shall be determined to be "abandoned" if a tenant fails to respond after five d...

Arizona law requires that residential landlords maintain the rental property by doing the following: 1.    Meet the requirements of local building and health codes regarding the condition of your home; 2.    Make repairs necessary to keep the home in a fit and livable condition; 3.    Keep shared...

As a residential landlord or real estate professional serving the residential rental market, remember this maxim: if a picture's worth a thousand words--video is priceless. Since 1996 Arizona law has required residential landlords to provide new tenants upon move a signed copy of the lease, a mov...

From the HUD information pamphlet, "Fair Housing--It's Your Right" we learn the following basic facts about the Fair Housing Act The Fair Housing Act covers most housing.  However it exempts owner-occupied buildings with no more than four units, single-family housing sold or rented without the us...