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Default rule and exceptions
Under A.R.S. 33-1324, the landlord must supply reasonable air-conditioning or cooling where such units are installed and offered, when required by seasonal weather conditions. The Arizona Attorney General states a landlord must fix a broken AC within five days of written notice if temperatures rise to a level that presents a health and safety risk.
| Party | What they are responsible for |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Supply reasonable air-conditioning or cooling where such units are installed and offered, when required by seasonal weather conditions |
| Tenant | In a single family residence, may agree in writing, supported by adequate consideration, to take over the landlord's duties in A.R.S. 33-1324(A)(5) and (6); paragraph 6 is the duty to supply heat, hot water and air-conditioning or cooling. |
| Exceptions | In a single family residence, the landlord and tenant may agree in writing, supported by adequate consideration, that the tenant performs the landlord's duties in A.R.S. 33-1324(A)(5) and (6), which include supplying air-conditioning or cooling.; The cooling duty does not apply where the building is not required by law to be equipped for it, or where the cooling is generated by an installation within the exclusive control of the tenant and supplied by a direct public utility connection. |
What the source says
Last verified against the primary source on Oct 15, 2026.
Supply running water and reasonable amounts of hot water at all times, reasonable heat and reasonable air-conditioning or cooling where such units are installed and offered, when required by seasonal weather conditions
The landlord and tenant of a single family residence may agree in writing, supported by adequate consideration, that the tenant perform the landlord's duties specified in subsection A, paragraphs 5 and 6 of this section
landlord must fix your broken AC within five days of written notice, if temperatures rise to a level that presents a health and safety risk.
except where the building that includes the dwelling unit is not required by law to be equipped for that purpose or the dwelling unit is so constructed that heat, air-conditioning, cooling or hot water is generated by an installation within the exclusive control of the tenant and supplied by a direct public utility connection
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Common questions
Who pays for rental cooling: landlord air conditioning duty in Statewide, AZ?
The landlord. Supply reasonable air-conditioning or cooling where such units are installed and offered, when required by seasonal weather conditions
Are there exceptions in Statewide, AZ?
In a single family residence, the landlord and tenant may agree in writing, supported by adequate consideration, that the tenant performs the landlord's duties in A.R.S. 33-1324(A)(5) and (6), which include supplying air-conditioning or cooling.; The cooling duty does not apply where the building is not required by law to be equipped for it, or where the cooling is generated by an installation within the exclusive control of the tenant and supplied by a direct public utility connection.
What is this based on for Statewide, AZ?
This verdict is sourced to A.R.S. 33-1324 - Landlord to maintain fit premises and 4 sources in total, each independently re-checked before publication.
Sources
- A.R.S. 33-1324 - Landlord to maintain fit premisesstatute · verified-primary · accessed 2026-10-15
- A.R.S. 33-1324 - Landlord to maintain fit premisesstatute · verified-primary · accessed 2026-10-15
- Attorney General Mayes Warns Landlords About Obligations Under Arizona Landlord Tenant Act as Temperatures Riseofficial-guide · verified-primary · accessed 2026-10-15
- A.R.S. 33-1324(A)(6) exception · accessed 2026-10-15
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