Prescott Valley, AZ Rental Property Rules: Repairs & Habitability (2026)

Section 7-07-005 adopts the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), 2018 Edition, as one of the technical codes of the Town of Prescott Valley, with three copies on file in the Office of the Town Clerk. Section 7-07-010 retitles it the Property Maintenance Code of the Town of Prescott Valley and deletes the IPMC's own sections on the inspection department, code official duties, approval and means of appeal, replacing them with Article 7-01. Section 102.3 sends repairs, additions, alterations and changes of occupancy to the International Building, Energy Conservation, Fuel Gas, Mechanical, Residential and Plumbing Codes and NFPA 70 (NEC).

The habitability content lives in the IPMC chapters the Town adopted. Sections 7-07-040, 7-07-050 and 7-07-060 list IPMC Chapter 4 (Light, Ventilation and Occupancy Limitations), Chapter 5 (Plumbing Facilities and Fixture Requirements) and Chapter 6 (Mechanical and Electrical Requirements) with no amendment text. The Town changed only a few items: § 7-07-030 deletes IPMC 302.4 (Weeds), 302.8 (Motor Vehicles) and Section 303 (Swimming Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs), and rewrites 308.2.2 so that refrigerators and similar equipment not in operation shall not be discarded, abandoned or stored on premises. Section 7-07-070 requires fire detection, alarm and suppression systems to be maintained in an operable condition at all times under CAFMA and International Fire Code requirements.

Separate Town Code duties fall on "the owner, lessee or occupant" under § 9-04-020: remove rubbish and dilapidated buildings that constitute a hazard, keep grass and weeds from exceeding twelve (12) inches in height, and keep the adjacent sidewalk clear of snow and ice. Unsafe buildings are declared public nuisances under § 7-01-100(E) and are abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal under the IPMC. Under IPMC 106.5, the Town can charge the cost of abatement against the real estate as a lien.