# Arizona — Eviction notice periods for nonpayment of rent by US state — how long a landlord must wait, quoted from the state statute

For Arizona, notice period is five days after written notice by the landlord of nonpayment; notice period in days is 5; right to cure by paying is Yes, and it survives the deadline. “Before the filing of a special detainer action the rental agreement shall be reinstated if the tenant tenders all past due and unpaid periodic rent and a reasonable late fee set forth in a written rental agreement.” After filing, reinstatement also requires attorney fees and court costs; statute is A.R.S. § 33-1368(B), recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Arizona _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Notice period:** five days after written notice by the landlord of nonpayment _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Notice period in days:** 5 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Right to cure by paying:** Yes, and it survives the deadline. “Before the filing of a special detainer action the rental agreement shall be reinstated if the tenant tenders all past due and unpaid periodic rent and a reasonable late fee set forth in a written rental agreement.” After filing, reinstatement also requires attorney fees and court costs. _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute:** A.R.S. § 33-1368(B) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> If rent is unpaid when due and the tenant fails to pay rent within five days after written notice by the landlord of nonpayment and the landlord's intention to terminate the rental agreement if the rent is not paid within that period of time, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement by filing a special detainer action pursuant to section 33-1377. Before the filing of a special detainer action the rental agreement shall be reinstated if the tenant tenders all past due and unpaid periodic rent and a reasonable late fee set forth in a written rental agreement.

## Source

- https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01368.htm

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
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