This bill proposes amendments to section 33-1368 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, which governs the Arizona residential landlord and tenant act. It retains the current provisions regarding tenant noncompliance affecting health and safety, but removes the phrase "However," and clarifies that the list of actions constituting a material and irreparable breach is not exhaustive. Additionally, it introduces new language that stipulates conditions under which a landlord may terminate a rental agreement or refuse to renew it for tenants who have maintained a tenancy of twelve months or more, specifically in cases of nonpayment of rent, material breaches of the rental agreement, or if the landlord or their immediate family intends to reside in the property.

Furthermore, the bill establishes that for any termination under these new provisions, the landlord must waive one month of the tenant's rent or provide one month's rent as relocation assistance. It also modifies the process for reinstating a rental agreement after nonpayment, specifying that it can be reinstated if the tenant pays all past due rent and fees before a special detainer action is filed, and only at the landlord's discretion after a judgment in favor of the landlord.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 33-1368