Arizona Laws 33-1417. Rebates and referrals prohibited; mobile homes and manufactured homes; damages
A. A landlord shall not offer, solicit, pay, receive or require from another landlord or from a person who is licensed pursuant to Title 41, Chapter 37, Article 4 any form of compensation or benefit in connection with the purchase, sale, rental, location or removal of a mobile or manufactured home to or from a mobile home park or mobile home space.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 33-1417
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Landlord: means the owner, lessor, sublessor or operator, or any combination thereof, of a mobile home park and it also means a manager of the premises who fails to disclose as required by section 33-1432. See Arizona Laws 33-1409
- Mobile home park: means any parcel of land that contains four or more mobile home spaces. See Arizona Laws 33-1409
- Mobile home space: means a parcel of land for rent that has been designed to accommodate a mobile home and provide the required sewer and utility connections. See Arizona Laws 33-1409
- Person: includes a company, partnership or firm as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 33-1409
- Prospective tenant: means a person who desires to become a tenant. See Arizona Laws 33-1409
- Tenant: means a person signing a rental agreement or otherwise agreeing with a landlord for the occupancy of a mobile home space. See Arizona Laws 33-1409
- Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. A person who is licensed pursuant to Title 41, Chapter 37, article 4 shall not offer, solicit, pay, receive or require from another person who is licensed pursuant to Title 41, Chapter 37, Article 4 or from a landlord any form of compensation or benefit in connection with the purchase, sale, rental, location or removal of a mobile or manufactured home to or from a mobile home park or mobile home space.
C. This section does not apply to any of the following:
1. Compensation paid by a licensed dealer or broker to a licensed salesperson for activities within the scope of employment.
2. Money or other benefits paid directly to a tenant or prospective tenant by a landlord when fully disclosed to the tenant in writing.
3. Payments or other benefits provided between a landlord and a licensed dealer or broker with an ongoing business relationship if those payments or benefits received total less than one hundred dollars in a calendar year.
4. Payments made by a landlord to a licensed dealer or broker as a commission in connection with the sale of a mobile or manufactured home or recreational vehicle owned by the landlord.
D. A person who violates this section is liable for three times the amount of money damages suffered by the person harmed.