Arizona Eviction Notice

Arizona notice periods

Each period is the one LeaseCraft's record of the statute holds. Read it with the conditions under it: some periods are minimums and some apply unless the lease sets another. "Lease controls" means the record holds no statutory period for that situation, and "No pre-suit notice" means it holds no notice before filing. The source column shows the law and the date LeaseCraft read it on the official site (most recently 2026-09-27).

What the Arizona statute says

Unpaid rent: 5 calendar days

• Written notice of nonpayment stating the landlord's intention to terminate the rental agreement if rent is not paid within the period (A.R.S. 33-1368(B)).
• Clock runs from receipt of the written notice; 33-1313(B) deems a certified/registered-mail notice received on actual receipt or five days after mailing, whichever is first.
• After a special detainer action is filed the agreement is reinstated only if the tenant pays all past-due rent, reasonable late fees, attorney fees and court costs (33-1368(B)).

Lease violation: 10 calendar days

• Written notice specifying the acts and omissions constituting the breach; the rental agreement terminates not less than ten days after receipt if the breach is not remedied in ten days (33-1368(A)).
• Noncompliance materially affecting health and safety: five days after receipt, if not remedied in five days (33-1368(A)).

Exceptions

• Repeat noncompliance of the same or similar nature during the term: landlord may institute a special detainer action ten days after delivery of written notice, without a further cure right.

Ending the tenancy without a chance to cure: No pre-suit notice

• Breach that is both material and irreparable and occurs on the premises: illegal discharge of a weapon, homicide, prostitution, criminal street gang activity, unlawful manufacturing/sale/possession of controlled substances, threatening or intimidating, assault, acts constituting a nuisance or breach jeopardizing health/safety/welfare, or serious property damage — landlord may deliver written notice for immediate termination and proceed under 33-1377.
• Repeat noncompliance of the same or similar nature during the term: special detainer action ten days after delivery of written notice (no cure).

Ending a month-to-month tenancy: 30 calendar days

• Written notice given at least thirty days prior to the periodic rental date (33-1375(B)); either party.

Tenant staying after the lease ends: Lease controls

• If the tenant remains in possession without consent after expiration of the term or termination, the landlord may bring an action for possession; if the holdover is willful and not in good faith the landlord may recover up to two months' periodic rent or twice the actual damages, whichever is greater (33-1375(C)).

Delivery, form and other Arizona rules

How the notice may be delivered

Notice is received by the tenant when delivered in hand or mailed by registered or certified mail to the place the tenant holds out for communications or, absent one, the tenant's last known residence; mailed notice is deemed received on actual receipt or five days after mailing, whichever is first (A.R.S. 33-1313(B)).

A.R.S. § 33-1313(B) · read 2026-09-27

Required form or contents

none found — no statutory form; 33-1368(A) notice must specify the acts and omissions constituting the breach and 33-1368(B) notice must state nonpayment and the intent to terminate if unpaid within five days.

A.R.S. § 33-1368(A), (B) · read 2026-09-27

Statewide just-cause rule

No statewide just-cause requirement

• No statewide just-cause requirement; periodic tenancies end on 10/30 days' notice under 33-1375 without stated cause.

A.R.S. § 33-1375 · read 2026-09-27

Preparing the notice

The form asks for the tenancy, the kind of notice and the dates, and the notice ends with a Certificate of Service to record how you delivered it. Beside the finished notice you get a Arizona checklist of the period, form and delivery rules LeaseCraft recorded. The period in the notice is the one you choose; where LeaseCraft has verified the Arizona period and your deadline is too soon, the document is not prepared until you move it.

Create a Arizona eviction notice

A notice is not a court order and does not by itself remove a tenant. Cities and counties can add rules. LeaseCraft is not a law firm and this is not legal advice.

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