Sahuarita, AZ Rental Property Rules: Repairs & Habitability (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted standard
- 2018 International Property Maintenance Code
- Notice period
- At least 30 days before compliance deadline
- Recovery method
- Town abates and assesses cost against property
- Assessment payoff
- 1 to 10 years depending on amount
- Interest
- Rate set by ARS 44-1201 if unpaid
- Penalty
- Civil infraction plus abatement costs
Summary
Sahuarita enforces the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code as its property-upkeep standard, per STC § 15.05.020(A)(3). Owners who let filth, debris or dilapidated conditions become a health and safety hazard face a 30-day notice to abate under STC § 15.10.010, or the town fixes it and assesses the cost against the property.
3. The 2018 International Property Maintenance Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc., amended by local amendments of the town of Sahuarita, attached to Sahuarita Resolution No. 2019-0596, dated May 28, 2019; ... A. The owner, lessee or occupant of property shall remove accumulations of filth, debris or dilapidated structures, or abate any condition which is in violation of building codes adopted by STC § 15.05.020, which constitute a hazard to public health and safety from buildings, grounds, lots, contiguous sidewalks, streets and alleys. ... A. The violation of any provision of this chapter, or any code or regulation adopted by this chapter, shall be a civil infraction. In addition to any fine or penalty which may be imposed for a violation of any provision of this chapter, any person, firm or corporation is liable for all costs which may be assessed pursuant to this chapter for abating the condition which constitutes a violation of the adopted codes.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4745395; v0 updated 2025-12-08; through 12-08-2025).
Full Breakdown
020(A)(3) adopts the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code, published by the International Code Council, with local amendments attached to Sahuarita Resolution No. 2019-0596, as the town's minimum standard for existing building conditions, covering structural soundness, sanitation, light, ventilation and safety from hazards. 010(A) requires an owner, lessee or occupant to remove accumulations of filth or debris, or dilapidated structures, or otherwise abate any condition that violates the adopted building codes and constitutes a hazard to public health and safety on buildings, grounds, lots, contiguous sidewalks, streets and alleys.
080. 010(C)-(E) lets the town record the cost as an assessment against the property in the Pima County recorder's office, payable over one to ten years depending on the amount, from one year for assessments under $500 to ten years for assessments of $10,000 or more, accruing interest at the rate set by ARS 44-1201 if it goes unpaid.
Violations & Fines
STC § 15.10.020(A) makes violating any provision of Chapter 15.10 or any adopted building or property maintenance code a civil infraction, with the violator liable for all town costs of abating the condition in addition to any fine. STC § 15.10.020(B) also lets the town go to superior court for a restraining order or injunction to restrain, correct or abate the violation.
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