Mohave County, AZ Rental Property Rules: Just Cause Eviction (2026)

Unlike tenant-protective states, Arizona does not require a landlord to prove good cause to end a tenancy. Under the Arizona Residential Landlord and Tenant Act a fixed-term lease simply expires on its end date, and a month-to-month tenancy ends on thirty days' written notice under A.R.S. §33-1375, with no reason required. For cause the timelines are short: a five-day notice to pay or quit for nonpayment under §33-1368, a five-day notice for a health-and-safety breach, and ten days for other lease violations. The landlord must still file a special-detainer action in justice court; changing locks, removing doors, or shutting off power is an illegal self-help eviction under §33-1367. Retaliatory and discriminatory evictions remain barred.