Arizona Mobile Home Tenants Rights
Arizona mobile home tenants' rights are regulated by the Mobile Home Parks Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Tenants who rent both a mobile home and the lot it stands on also come under the Arizona Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Before a rental agreement is signed, the landlord of a mobile park must provide each potential tenant with a summary of the Mobile Home Parks Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.
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Right to Pick Where to Live
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According to the Arizona Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, a landlord cannot refuse to rent to you because of your race, skin color, nationality, gender, religion, having children, being pregnant, or any other health condition. If you feel you are being discriminated against, contact your local county or city attorney's office, the Civil Rights Division of the Arizona Attorney General's Office, or the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Right to a Fair Security Deposit
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You have the right to a fair security deposit. Landlords cannot demand that tenants pay more than one and a half times their monthly rent as a deposit. For mobile home tenants who rent only the plot (not the mobile home) from the mobile home park, the maximum deposit will be two months' rent, but the landlord must pay 5 percent annual interest on the deposit. In both cases, the tenant can agree to pay more if he so wishes.
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Right to a Safe Home
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Arizona law stipulates that landlords must meet local building and health codes for the houses they rent and make the necessary repairs so the dwellings are "in a fit and livable condition" (A.R.S § 33-1324). This includes keeping common areas clean and providing acceptable maintenance to electrical, sanitary, heating and other services.
Right to Know About Rent Increases
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Landlords can raise your rent provided acceptable notice is given. What an acceptable notice is depends on whether you rent month to month, in which case a 30-day notice should be provided, or week to week, which will require a 10-day notice. If you have signed a lease, the landlord cannot change the rent until the lease has expired. For mobile park lot rentals, landlords must disclose rent increases for three full calendar years from the beginning of the rental agreement.
Right to Privacy
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Landlords must give a two-day notice to enter your home unless they have a court order or it is an emergency. They must enter only at reasonable times and cannot use this as a way to harass you. You can get a court injunctive relief to stop your landlord from abusing your right of privacy.
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