Tucson tenants are shielded from landlord harassment by ARS 33-1367, which forbids self-help evictions like utility shutoffs, lockouts, and personal-property removal. Aggrieved tenants may recover two months' rent or actual damages plus attorney fees.
Arizona's URLTA at ARS 33-1367 makes it unlawful for a Tucson landlord to remove, exclude, or willfully diminish services to a residential tenant outside the formal special-detainer eviction process at ARS 33-1377. Banned tactics include changing locks, shutting off water or electricity, removing doors, threatening immigration consequences, or seizing personal property. Tucson does not have a separate harassment ordinance comparable to LA's TAHO, but the state remedy is robust: tenants may recover two months' rent or actual damages, whichever is greater, plus reasonable attorney fees in Pima County Justice Court. Code enforcement under Chapter 16 Article XV can also cite habitability retaliation.
ARS 33-1367 entitles a tenant to two months' rent or actual damages plus attorney fees and may support emergency injunctive relief restoring possession.
Tucson, AZ
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Tucson, AZ
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