# Arizona Security Deposits: Wear vs Damage | Who Pays the Repair?

> Arizona landlords must itemize deductions within 14 business days; tenants owe only for deliberate/negligent damage, under A.R.S. §§33-1321(D), 33-1341(6).

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Arizona landlords must itemize deductions within 14 business days; tenants are liable only for deliberate or negligent damage, under A.R.S. §§33-1321(D), 33-1341(6).

**Boundary:** Arizona landlords must give the tenant an itemized list of deductions and any amount due within 14 days (excluding weekends/holidays) after termination, possession, and the tenant's demand, and a tenant is only liable for deliberately or negligently damaging the premises, not ordinary deterioration (A.R.S. §§33-1321(D), 33-1341(6)).

## Sources
- [A.R.S. §33-1321(D) (14-business-day itemized-list deadline)](https://www.azleg.gov/viewdocument/?docName=https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01321.htm) — "Within fourteen days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays or other legal holidays, after termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession and demand by the tenant the landlord shall provide the tenant an itemized list of all deductions together with the amount due and payable to the tenant, if any." (accessed 2026-09-13)
- [A.R.S. §33-1341(6) (tenant liable only for deliberate/negligent damage)](https://www.azleg.gov/viewdocument/?docName=https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01341.htm) — "Not deliberately or negligently destroy, deface, damage, impair or remove any part of the premises or knowingly permit any person to do so." (accessed 2026-09-13)

_Last verified 2026-09-19. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/arizona-security-deposit-wear-vs-damage/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._