Rental Property Rules in Tempe, AZ (2026)
2 verified rental property rules for Tempe, Arizona, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rental Registration
Owners of residential rental property in Tempe must file contact and ownership information with the Maricopa County Assessor under City Code Sec. 21-25 and update it within ten days of any change. A rental cannot lawfully be occupied while that filing is missing, and noncompliance draws a $1,000 civil penalty plus $100 for every month it continues.
Tempe Rental Property Registration Rule
Significant RestrictionsTempe City Code § 21-25
(a)An owner of residential rental property within this City shall maintain with the Maricopa County Assessor information required by this section in a manner to be determined by the assessor. The owner shall update any information required by this section within ten (10) days after a change in the information occurs...(c)Residential rental property shall not be occupied if the information requi...
Repairs & Habitability
Tempe's Rental Housing Code sets minimum habitability standards for every rental unit in the city, including mobile homes, single family homes and multifamily units. Landlords must provide heating to 70 degrees, cooling to 88 degrees (evaporative) or 82 degrees (air conditioning), hot water of at least 110 degrees, working smoke detectors and sound plumbing. Fines reach $2,000 per day per property.
Tempe Rental Housing Habitability Standards
Some RestrictionsTempe City Code §§ 21-31 through 21-38
Heating requirements. Every rental housing unit shall have heating, under the tenant's control, capable of safely heating all habitable rooms, bathrooms and flush toilet rooms located therein to a temperature of at least seventy degrees (70º) Fahrenheit at a distance three (3) feet above floor level in the center of the room. ... Cooling requirements. Every rental housing unit shall have coolin...
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