Bill Text: AZ SB1585 | 2022 | Fifty-fifth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Landlord tenant; COVID rent freeze

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-02 - Senate read second time [SB1585 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2022-SB1585-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: landlord tenant; COVID rent freeze

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2022

 

 

 

SB 1585

 

Introduced by

Senator Quezada

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 33-1329, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the Arizona residential landlord and tenant act.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 33-1329, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE33-1329. Regulation of rents; state preemption

A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the state legislature determines that the imposition of imposing rent control on private residential housing units by cities, including charter cities, and towns is of statewide concern. Therefore, the power to control rents on private residential property is preempted by the this state. Cities, including charter cities, or towns shall do not have the power to control rents.

B. The provisions of Subsection A shall of this section does not apply to residential property which that is owned, financed, insured or subsidized by any state agency,  or by any city, including a charter city, or town.

C. For any residential rental property that is subject to this chapter, a landlord may not increase a tenant's rental amount during the period of a proclaimed state of emergency due to COVID-19 and for thirty days after the proclaimed state of emergency terminates. END_STATUTE