What Is the Recourse for the Landlord When a Tenant Breaks a Lease in Arizona?
A lease agreement between a landlord and tenant in Arizona is a binding agreement, and both parties must follow the agreement and all of the terms within it. If the tenant breaks a lease agreement, the landlord has several methods of recourse ranging from warning to eviction.
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Lease Agreement
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In most cases, an Arizona landlord has a written lease agreement with his tenant that covers terms such as acceptable use of the house, rental payments, repair responsibility and rules. If an Arizona landlord does not have a written lease agreement, the rules of the landlord and tenant statutes are considered to be the lease agreement.
Breaking Lease Terms
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Lease terms such as the tenants living in the home and pet policies are common in Arizona lease agreements. If a tenant is inviting an additional tenant into the home or getting a pet against the lease agreement, the tenant may be breaking the agreement. Lease breaking also can range in severity from not repairing a part of the house in a timely manner to causing property destruction or being a nuisance.
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Warning Letter
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If the lease breach is not severe, it is the first occurrence or it can be easily fixed, the Arizona landlord can send a warning letter informing the tenant of the lease term he is breaking, and how to fix it. The tenant may just need a reminder of his lease terms and the landlord does not need to take any additional drastic measures.
Lease Termination
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If the tenant is excessively breaking the lease terms or refuses to fix the problems after being informed of them, Arizona allows the landlord to terminate the lease agreement. The tenant has until the end of the lease agreement notice period to leave the home, or the landlord can pursue eviction action against the tenant.
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