Arizona: Landlord Entry Notice Requirements

Requirements one by one

Governing law

Arizona's rule is A.R.S. § 33-1343, the "Access" section of the Arizona Residential
Landlord and Tenant Act. It pairs a tenant's duty not to "unreasonably withhold
consent" with a two-day notice rule and a limit in subsection (E): the landlord "has
no other right of access except by court order and as permitted by sections 33-1369
and 33-1370, or if the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises." That makes
the listed reasons the only ones a landlord may enter for. The section was last
amended in 2012.

Advance notice required

The number is two days: "Except in case of emergency or if it is impracticable to do
so, the landlord shall give the tenant at least two days' notice of the landlord's
intent to enter and enter only at reasonable times" (§ 33-1343(D)). Arizona does not
carve out a shorter period for showings — showing the unit is one of the permitted
reasons, and it runs on the same two-day notice as a repair or inspection.

Reasons a landlord may enter

Subsection (A) lists them: to inspect the premises; make necessary or agreed repairs,
decorations, alterations, or improvements; supply necessary or agreed services; or
exhibit the unit to "prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen
or contractors." Emergency entry is added by subsection (C). Because subsection (E)
allows "no other right of access" beyond a court order, the two cross-referenced
sections, or abandonment, a lease cannot expand the list.

Permitted hours

Entry must be at "reasonable times" (§ 33-1343(D)). The statute sets no exact clock,
so reasonableness turns on the circumstances. An emergency entry under subsection (C)
is not limited to reasonable times.

When no notice is needed

Four situations require no advance notice: a genuine emergency (the landlord "may
enter the dwelling unit without consent of the tenant in case of emergency"); when
giving notice "is impracticable to do so"; after you have abandoned or surrendered the
unit; and when you have made a service or maintenance request — that request
"constitutes permission ... to enter ... for the sole purpose of acting on the service
or maintenance request," and you "waive[] receipt of any separate or additional access
notice" (§ 33-1343(B), (C), (D), (E)).

Form and delivery of the notice

The statute requires "at least two days' notice of the landlord's intent to enter" but
does not spell out a written form, exact content, or a delivery method for that access
notice (§ 33-1343(D)). The one built-in shortcut is subsection (B): once you ask the
landlord to fix or service something, that request stands in for the access notice for
that work.

Special rules for showings

Arizona has no separate showing rule. Exhibiting the unit to prospective buyers,
mortgagees, or new tenants is simply one of the permitted purposes in § 33-1343(A),
and it uses the ordinary two-day notice at reasonable times. The statute sets no
shorter showing notice and no cap on how often an occupied unit may be shown.

Tenant's remedies for unlawful entry

The statute bars a landlord from "abus[ing] the right to access or us[ing] it to
harass the tenant" (§ 33-1343(D)), and A.R.S. § 33-1376(B) gives it teeth: if the
landlord "makes an unlawful entry or a lawful entry in an unreasonable manner or makes
repeated demands for entry otherwise lawful but which have the effect of unreasonably
harassing the tenant," you "may obtain injunctive relief to prevent the recurrence of
the conduct or terminate the rental agreement," and in either case "recover actual
damages not less than an amount equal to one month's rent." The duty runs both ways:
under § 33-1376(A), a tenant who "refuses to allow lawful access" can face an
injunction to compel access or termination, plus the landlord's actual damages.

What trips people up

Asking for a repair waives your notice. Under § 33-1343(B), once you report a
maintenance or service problem, that request is treated as your permission to enter
for that work — the landlord does not owe you a separate two-day notice to come fix it.

Showings get the same two days as everything else. Some tenants expect extra
notice for a parade of buyers, and some landlords assume they can drop in on short
notice to show the place. Arizona does neither — a showing uses the ordinary two-day
notice, with no special frequency limit in the statute.

The damages floor is one month's rent. If a landlord enters unlawfully, enters in
an unreasonable manner, or harasses you with repeated entry demands, § 33-1376(B) lets
you recover "actual damages not less than an amount equal to one month's rent" — a
built-in minimum, on top of an injunction or the right to end the lease.

Common questions

How much notice does my Arizona landlord need to enter? At least two days' notice
of the intent to enter, and the landlord may enter only at reasonable times
(§ 33-1343(D)) — the same two days whether it is for a repair, an inspection, or a
showing.

Can my landlord enter without notice in an emergency? Yes. "The landlord may enter
the dwelling unit without consent of the tenant in case of emergency" (§ 33-1343(C)) —
a real emergency such as a fire or a burst pipe. Notice is also excused when giving it
is impracticable.

Do I get a separate notice for the repair I requested? No. When you ask for a
repair or service, your request itself "constitutes permission" for the landlord to
enter to do that work, and you waive any separate access notice (§ 33-1343(B)).

What can I do if my landlord keeps entering without notice? You can go to court for
an injunction to stop it or to end the lease, and recover "actual damages not less than
an amount equal to one month's rent" (§ 33-1376(B)).

Statutes and sources

• A.R.S. § 33-1343 — Arizona's landlord access statute: the consent-and-purposes list (A); the maintenance-request permission/notice waiver (B); emergency entry without consent (C); the two-day-notice, reasonable-times, and no-harassment rule (D); and the "no other right of access" limit (E).
  https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01343.htm (accessed 2026-07-11)
• A.R.S. § 33-1376 — remedies for abuse of access: the landlord's remedy if the tenant refuses lawful access (A), and the tenant's remedy — injunction or termination plus actual damages of at least one month's rent — for an unlawful entry, unreasonable-manner entry, or harassing entry demands (B).
  https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01376.htm (accessed 2026-07-11)