Arizona Laws 11-1704. Countywide residential rental property inspection program requirements; residential rental licensing or registration prohibition
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 11-1704
- Countywide residential rental property inspection program: means any program that includes systematic or periodic inspections of a majority of rental properties in the county that have not been previously found to meet the requirements of section 11-1702. See Arizona Laws 11-1701
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Residential rental licensing requirement: means a requirement established by a county that property owners or property managers obtain a license or permit from the county, with or without an associated fee, before they can legally engage in the rental of dwelling units in the county. See Arizona Laws 11-1701
- Residential rental registration requirement: means any requirement established by a county for rental housing owners or managers to submit information to the county as already required to be submitted to the county assessor under section 33-1902. See Arizona Laws 11-1701
(L23, Ch. 204, sec. 2. Eff. 1/1/25)
A. A county may adopt a countywide residential rental property inspection program only if the following occurs:
1. The county conducts a public hearing and adopts the rental property inspection program ordinance or resolution at a regularly held county board meeting that occurs at least thirty days after the public hearing.
2. The ordinance or resolution is adopted by at least a majority vote of the entire board.
3. The county notifies all owners of residential rental properties who are then currently registered with the county assessor of the county.
4. The notice to owners is mailed by first class mail at least twenty days before the required public hearing.
5. A notice of the public hearing is published in a local newspaper of general circulation and posted on any official county website not less than two weeks before the required public hearing.
B. A county shall not adopt a residential rental licensing requirement for residential rental properties or property owners.
C. A county shall not adopt a residential rental registration requirement. A county shall obtain rental registration information only from the county assessor’s office.