Landlord and Tenant Rights and Responsibilities

questions & answers

Question: If I am no longer going to be in the tental business can i evict the tenants

Answer: No. A tenant may only be evicted for materially breaching (violating) the rental agreement, and the landlord may only file an eviction complaint against them after providing them with a notice informing them that they have violated the rental agreement and that the rental agreement will terminate if they do not cure that violation within the required period of time (A.R.S. 33-1368). Only a judge may evict a tenant, and the judge will only evict a tenant if the landlord can demonstrate that the tenant materially breached the rental agreement and thereafter was provided with the appropriate notice and time to cure the violation. Tenants on rental agreements of a specified term and with a specified end date (for example, year-long rental agreements) must consent in writing to having their rental agreements terminated early in exchange for compensation from the landlord (which the landlord and the tenant must negotiate together). Tenants on month-to-month rental agreements may be provided with 30 days advance written notice of the landlord’s intention to terminate the rental agreement (A.R.S. 33-1375).