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Question: hi i'm a non us citizen been living in low income apartments for over 15 years with my children who are all usa citizens how ever my 2 oldest kids moved out and now only 3 of my children are with me one who has autism and 2 other young ones. my landlord now wants to kick me out because i have no papers i want to know what can i do to stop this please any help on information thank you.

Answer: On its own, your citizenship status does not provide a basis for your landlord to evict you. If he is aware of your citizenship status, he could argue that he could be committing a crime by renting to you under A.R.S. 13-2929. I would be very careful, however, in that the landlord may choose to be vindictive and report you to immigration authorities. Your best bet may be to find substitute housing. You can read about your tenant rights here: http://www.azhousing.gov/azcms/uploads/PUBLICATIONS/Landlord%20Tenant%20Act.pdf