# Arizona Builder Defect Warranty Rules | Who Pays the Repair?

> Arizona's Purchaser Dwelling Act requires pre-suit notice to the builder, with an 8-year statute of repose.

**Who pays:** third-party

Arizona's Purchaser Dwelling Act requires pre-suit notice to the builder, and bars construction-defect claims 8 years after substantial completion.

**Boundary:** Arizona's Purchaser Dwelling Act requires written notice to the builder before suing, triggering its right to repair; claims are barred 8 years after substantial completion under the state's statute of repose.

## Sources
- [Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-552](https://www.azleg.gov/viewdocument/?docName=https://www.azleg.gov/ars/12/00552.htm) — "Notwithstanding any other statute, an action or arbitration based in contract may not be instituted or maintained against a person who develops or develops and sells real property ... more than eight years after substantial completion of the improvement to real property." (accessed 2026-09-13)
- [Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-1363: Purchaser Dwelling Act, notice and right to repair](https://www.azleg.gov/viewdocument/?docName=https://www.azleg.gov/ars/12/01363.htm) — "Before filing a dwelling action, the purchaser shall give written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the seller specifying in reasonable detail the basis of the dwelling action." (accessed 2026-09-13)
- [Arizona Revised Statutes § 12-1363: Notice and Right to Repair or Replace](https://www.azleg.gov/viewdocument/?docName=https://www.azleg.gov/ars/12/01363.htm) — "Before filing a dwelling action, the purchaser shall give written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the seller ... the purchaser shall allow the seller and the seller's construction professional a reasonable opportunity to repair or replace the alleged construction defects" (accessed 2026-09-27)

_Last verified 2026-09-20. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/arizona-new-home-builder-defect-warranty/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._