# Arizona — Landlord retaliation presumption period by US state

For Arizona, presumption period is six months; what the presumption does is creates a presumption that the landlord's conduct was in retaliation; example of a protected activity is The tenant has complained to a governmental agency charged with responsibility for enforcement of a building or housing code of a violation applicable to the premises materially affecting health and safety; statute is A.R.S. 33-1381, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Arizona _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Presumption period:** six months _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What the presumption does:** creates a presumption that the landlord's conduct was in retaliation _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Example of a protected activity:** The tenant has complained to a governmental agency charged with responsibility for enforcement of a building or housing code of a violation applicable to the premises materially affecting health and safety _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** A.R.S. 33-1381 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> In an action by or against the tenant, evidence of a complaint within six months prior to the alleged act of retaliation creates a presumption that the landlord's conduct was in retaliation.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Example of a protected activity

> 1. The tenant has complained to a governmental agency charged with responsibility for enforcement of a building or housing code of a violation applicable to the premises materially affecting health and safety.

## Source

- https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01381.htm

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
Part of [Landlord retaliation presumption period by US state](https://referencesource.org/landlord-retaliation-presumption-period-by-state/).