Avondale, AZ Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)

Section 14-390 of the Avondale City Code requires all owners of residential rental property within city limits to register with the Maricopa County Assessor the information called for by Title 33, Chapter 17, Article 1 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, in the manner the Assessor prescribes. Avondale does not run a separate city registry; it enforces the state registration mandate locally. Section 14-400 makes failure to register a civil violation punishable by civil citation, and two or more responsible owners are jointly and severally liable.

A cited owner has fifteen days to appear in municipal court and admit or deny the citation; failing to appear lets the court enter a default judgment plus up to a $100 penalty for the no-show. Section 14-420 sets the penalty schedule: for rental property acquired after a notice of assessed valuation, the city assesses a $1,000 base civil penalty plus an additional $100 for each month of noncompliance after the violation date, and the municipal court cannot suspend any part of that base penalty.

For existing unregistered rental property, the penalty is $150 per day of violation measured from the most recent notice of assessed valuation. In both tracks, an owner who registers within ten days of receiving the citation gets the complaint dismissed with no civil penalty imposed. Owners also get a right to a hearing: filing a written request within fifteen days of a notice of violation triggers a decision from the code official within five days of any hearing held.