Peoria, AZ Rental Inspections: Tenant Complaint Process (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Peoria City Code § 18-8
- Slum designation standard
- A.R.S. § 33-1901(3)
- Appeal fee
- $150.00
- Inspection fee
- $50.00 per hour, per inspector
- Minimum inspection charge
- 4-hour minimum
- Final decision maker
- City-appointed hearing officer
Summary
When Peoria's City Manager designates a residential rental property a "slum property" under A.R.S. § 33-1901(3), Peoria City Code § 18-8 lets the owner appeal for a $150 fee, and charges $50 per hour, per inspector, with a four-hour minimum, to recoup the cost of inspecting a slum or unregistered rental.
(A) If the City Manager or their designee finds that a residential rental property constitutes a "slum property" within the meaning of A.R.S. § 33-1901 (3), then the City Manager or their designee shall issue to the property owner or the owner's statutory agent a written notice of designation, either personally or by certified mail. (B) An owner of a residential rental property that has been designated as a slum property pursuant to Subsection (A) of this Section may file an administrative appeal contesting the designation. At the time of filing an administrative appeal, the owner shall pay to the City $150.00 as a fee for processing the appeal. (D) In order to recoup the costs of a City inspection of a slum property or property that is not registered pursuant to A.R.S. § 33-1902, the City shall assess upon a property owner a fee of $50.00 per hour per inspector, with a four-hour minimum fee for an inspection of a slum property.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-9: Supplement contains: LLocal legislation current through Ord. 2026-15, passed 6-16-26).
Full Breakdown
§ 33-1901(3). Subsection (A) requires the City Manager or a designee to issue the property owner or the owner's statutory agent written notice of the designation, delivered personally or by certified mail, identifying which conditions on the property meet the statutory criteria. 00 to process it, and a hearing officer appointed by the City Manager hears the appeal. Subsection (C) makes that hearing officer's decision the City's final administrative action, so there is no further internal review after the hearing. § 33-1902, Arizona's residential rental property registration statute.
§§ 33-1904 and 33-1905, the state provisions on slum-property enforcement and remedies, meaning Peoria's local fee and appeal structure operates inside a framework Arizona law already sets. The section was enacted by Ordinance No. 02-13 in February 2002 and last amended by Ordinance No. 2012-08 in May 2012.
Violations & Fines
An owner who misses the administrative appeal window forfeits the chance to contest a slum-property designation, since the hearing officer's ruling is Peoria's final decision under Subsection (C). Failing to pay the required $150 appeal fee means the appeal is not accepted at all, and once a property is designated a slum property or found unregistered under A.R.S. § 33-1902, the City bills the owner $50.00 per inspector-hour with a four-hour minimum for every inspection needed to verify compliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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