2 rules for unincorporated Yavapai County, Arizona.
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Unincorporated Yavapai County has no rent control or rent-stabilization ordinance, and Arizona state law preempts any attempt to adopt one. Arizona Revised Statutes Section 33-1329 declares that the imposition of rent control on private residential housing units by cities (including charter cities), towns, and counties is a matter of statewide concern and explicitly strips local governments of the power to control rents. As a result, landlords in Yavapai County may set initial rents and adjust rents on renewal without any cap. For month-to-month tenancies, A.R.S. Sec. 33-1375 requires 30 days' advance written notice before a rent change takes effect; week-to-week tenancies require 10 days' written notice. Mobile-home parks fall under a separate framework (A.R.S. Title 33, Ch. 11), but that framework also does not authorize local rent caps. Tenants facing affordability problems may apply for Yavapai County Community Health Services emergency rental assistance, but no statutory rent ceiling applies.
Unincorporated Yavapai County does not have a just-cause eviction ordinance, and Arizona has not enacted statewide just-cause protection. Evictions are governed by the Arizona Residential Landlord and Tenant Act at A.R.S. Title 33, Chapter 10 (Sections 33-1301 through 33-1381), which permits termination on specific statutory grounds: nonpayment of rent (5-day notice under A.R.S. Sec. 33-1368), material noncompliance with the lease or health/safety violations (10-day cure notice under A.R.S. Sec. 33-1368), material and irreparable breach such as illegal activity or property damage (immediate termination under A.R.S. Sec. 33-1368(A)), and end-of-term or month-to-month termination on 30 days' written notice under A.R.S. Sec. 33-1375. Self-help evictions — lockouts, utility shutoffs, or removal of belongings — are prohibited under A.R.S. Sec. 33-1367, and tenants may recover actual damages plus an amount equal to two months' rent. Local just-cause ordinances are not authorized by Arizona law.
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