33-1491 - Retaliatory conduct prohibited; eviction. A. Except as provided in this section, a landlord shall not retaliate by increasing rent or decreasing services or by bringing or threatening to bring an action for eviction after any of the following: 1.
But the landlord can't just kick out the tenant, change the locks, or turn off the utilities. The landlord must follow all the steps the law says must be taken. And the tenant should not just stop paying the rent unless the tenant first follows all the steps the law says must be taken.
A. § 33-1324. All electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and other facilities and appliances must be maintained in good and safe working order and condition.
Tenants in Arizona have the right to ask for habitable housing, appliances in running condition (such as running water), and a safe environment.
In Arizona all that is required is a 30 day notice on a month to month. It's basically as if no lease is in place, that's what a month to month tenancy is. 30 days is all that is required in Arizona.
But the Act does not require the landlord to: (1) paint the walls, (2) replace or clean the carpet, (3) sanitize the kitchen or bathrooms or (4) change the locks, before renting to a new tenant or at specific intervals. Naturally, the landlord may do all or some of those things, but the Act does not require it.
Significant changes, such as the amounts of rent or late fees, would effectively create a new tenancy. In that circumstance, a minimum 30-day notice must be given to not renew the month-to-month tenancy under A.R.S.
2. Timeline Lease AgreementNotice to Receive Week-to-week 10-Day Notice To Quit Month-to-month 30-Day Notice to Quit Fixed Term (6 months - 1 year) The landlord is not obliged to remiund the tenant unless stated in the lease