If the repair is yours to pay
Get more than one quote before you agree to a price, and ask the contractor to confirm where the property line and the public side begin.
Repair-request & landlord/tenant forms (LawDepot)Templates for a notice to repair, security-deposit demand, and more.
Partner link. Who Pays the Repair? may earn a commission if you request a quote or sign up, at no cost to you. It never changes who we say pays.
Default rule and exceptions
Arizona landlords must make all repairs necessary to keep a rental fit and habitable and keep systems in good working order, under A.R.S. Section 33-1324.
| Party | What they are responsible for |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises in a fit and habitable condition, including electrical, plumbing, heating, and cooling systems (A.R.S. Section 33-1324). |
| Tenant | For single-family rentals only, may agree in writing to take on specific repair or maintenance tasks the landlord would otherwise owe, as long as the agreement is entered in good faith and does not evade the landlord's core fitness duty. |
| Exceptions | A single-family-home tenant may sign a separate written, adequately-supported agreement shifting specific repair/maintenance tasks to the tenant; the statute requires good faith and bars evading the core habitability duty. |
What the source says
Last verified against the primary source on Sep 13, 2026.
Make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises in a fit and habitable condition.
the tenant may recover damages for the breach under section 33-1361, subsection B, or may notify the landlord of the tenant’s intention to correct the condition at the landlord’s expense.
maintain in good and safe working order and condition all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and other facilities and appliances, including elevators, supplied or required to be supplied by him.
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, and also specified repairs, maintenance tasks, alterations and remodeling, but only if the transaction is entered into in good faith, not for the purpose of evading the obligations of the landlord.
City rules rest on state law. Read Arizona's sidewalk statute, quoted verbatim, or see all 50 states in one table.
Common questions
Who pays for rental / landlord-tenant repair in Statewide, AZ?
The landlord. Make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises in a fit and habitable condition, including electrical, plumbing, heating, and cooling systems (A.R.S. Section 33-1324).
Are there exceptions in Statewide, AZ?
A single-family-home tenant may sign a separate written, adequately-supported agreement shifting specific repair/maintenance tasks to the tenant; the statute requires good faith and bars evading the core habitability duty.
What is this based on for Statewide, AZ?
This verdict is sourced to A.R.S. Section 33-1324 - "Landlord to maintain fit premises" and 4 sources in total, each independently re-checked before publication.
Sources
- A.R.S. Section 33-1324 - "Landlord to maintain fit premises"statute · verified-primary · accessed 2026-09-13
- A.R.S. § 33-1363: Repair and deduct remedy for minor defectsstatute · verified-primary · accessed 2026-09-13
- A.R.S. § 33-1324(A)(4): Landlord to maintain fit premisesstatute · verified-primary · accessed 2026-09-27
- A.R.S. § 33-1324(C)statute · verified-primary · accessed 2026-09-27
Spot an error? Challenge this record
Found an out-of-date code section, a wrong verdict, or a better primary source? Tell us. Corrections that check out are applied, with the change shown in history. That is our standing policy.