# Property damage · Arizona — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Property damage · Arizona, limitation period is two years; when the clock starts is after the cause of action accrues; section is 12-542; how the statute describes it is For taking or carrying away the goods and chattels of another, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Property damage _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Arizona
- **Limitation period:** two years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** For taking or carrying away the goods and chattels of another _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** after the cause of action accrues _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 12-542 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 12-542. Injury to person; injury when death ensues; injury to property; conversion of property; forcible entry and forcible detainer; two year limitation Except as provided in section 12-551 there shall be commenced and prosecuted within two years after the cause of action accrues, and not afterward, the following actions: 1. For injuries done to the person of another including causes of action for medical malpractice as defined in section 12-561. 2. For injuries done to the person of another when death ensues from such injuries, which action shall be considered as accruing at the death of the party injured. 3. For trespass for injury done to the estate or the property of another. 4. For taking or carrying away the goods and chattels of another.

## Source

- https://www.azleg.gov/ars/12/00542.htm

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).