Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1319
Bedbug control; landlord and tenant obligations; definitions
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A. A landlord has the following obligations with respect to a bedbug infestation: 1. The landlord shall provide bedbug educational materials to existing and new tenants. Educational materials may include: (a) A description of measures that may be taken to prevent and control bedbugs. (b) Information about bedbugs, including a description of their appearance. (c) A description of behaviors that are risk factors for attracting bedbugs such as purchasing renovated mattresses, using discarded mattresses and furniture, using used or leased furniture, purchasing pre-owned clothing and traveling without proper precautions. (d) Information provided by the United States centers for disease control and prevention and other federal, state or local health agencies. (e) Information provided by federal, state or local housing agencies. (f) Information provided by nonprofit housing organizations. (g) Information developed by the landlord. 2. The landlord shall not enter into any lease agreement with a tenant for a dwelling unit that the landlord knows to have a current bedbug infestation. B. A tenant has the following obligations with respect to a bedbug infestation: 1. The tenant shall not knowingly move materials into a dwelling unit that are infested with bedbugs. 2. A tenant who knows of the presence of bedbugs shall provide the landlord written or electronic notification of the presence of bedbugs. C. This section does not limit any other rights, remedies and obligations under this chapter. D. The landlord and tenant of a single family residence are excluded from the provisions of this section. E. Except as specifically provided in this section, this section does not create a cause of action against: 1. A landlord or a landlord's employees, officers, agents and directors by a tenant or a tenant's guests for any damages caused by bedbugs. 2. A tenant by a landlord for any damages caused by bedbugs. F. For the purposes of this section: 1. "Bedbugs" means any insect in the genus cimex and its eggs. 2. "Infestation" or "infested" means that the presence of bedbugs is sufficient to materially affect the health and safety of tenants and their guests.
Arizona Revised Statutes § 33-1319 establishes a set of mutual obligations between landlords and tenants in multi-unit residential settings regarding bedbug infestations. Landlords are required to distribute educational materials about bedbugs to both new and existing tenants, and are prohibited from knowingly renting a unit that currently has a bedbug infestation. Tenants, in turn, are prohibited from knowingly bringing bedbug-infested materials into a unit and must notify their landlord in writing or electronically if they discover bedbugs. Single-family residences are entirely excluded from this provision's requirements.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under A.R.S. § 33-1319, compliant landlords in multi-unit residential properties typically maintain a library of bedbug educational materials—covering identification, prevention, and risk behaviors—and distribute these to tenants at move-in and periodically to existing residents. Operators also conduct sufficient due diligence before leasing a unit to ensure they are not knowingly renting a space with an active bedbug infestation, as the statute explicitly prohibits entering into such a lease. Keeping records of educational material distribution and any tenant notifications about bedbugs can support documentation of compliance with this provision.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
A.R.S. § 33-1319 gives tenants in multi-unit housing the right to receive bedbug educational materials from their landlord and the assurance that a landlord may not knowingly lease them a unit with an active infestation. If bedbugs are discovered, tenants have an obligation under this provision to notify the landlord in writing or electronically, and that notification can also serve as a documented record of when the landlord was made aware of the problem. Tenants who believe their rights under § 33-1319 have been violated may consider consulting a tenant-rights organization or reviewing other remedies available under Arizona's residential landlord-tenant chapter, as § 33-1319 explicitly preserves those broader rights.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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