Rental Inspections in Arizona (2026)
12 rules on the books across Arizona, 9 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Inspection Programs
Proactive rental inspection programs, registration requirements, systematic and periodic inspection cycles, what inspectors check, and the fees landlords pay to fund them.
Avondale
Some RestrictionsAvondale's code official can inspect the interior of a residential rental property for maintenance-code compliance, but…
Read full rule →Glendale
Some RestrictionsGlendale is authorized to inspect any residential rental property for habitability compliance, and must give owners…
Read full rule →Mesa
Some RestrictionsMesa may conduct an interior inspection of a residential rental unit under City Code § 8-6-19 only after an exterior…
Read full rule →Surprise
Some RestrictionsSurprise inspectors may inspect any residential rental to check compliance with the Rental Accountability Ordinance and…
Read full rule →Tempe
Some RestrictionsTempe's Community Development Director inspects rental housing units under City Code Sec. 21-24 to check compliance…
Read full rule →Yuma
Some RestrictionsYuma's residential rental inspection program applies only inside a City Council-designated Neighborhood Revitalization…
Read full rule →Tenant Complaint Process
How tenants can file complaints about code violations, what triggers a city inspection, and protections against landlord retaliation for reporting issues.
Glendale
Some RestrictionsA Glendale tenant, social service agency or city department can trigger an interior rental inspection under Section…
Read full rule →Mesa
Some RestrictionsA tenant, owner, or occupant can trigger a City interior inspection of a Mesa rental by filing a complaint or giving…
Read full rule →Peoria
Some RestrictionsWhen Peoria's City Manager designates a residential rental property a "slum property" under A.R.S. § 33-1901(3), Peoria…
Read full rule →Phoenix
Some RestrictionsA tenant can let Phoenix code inspectors into their rental unit without landlord permission: the Neighborhood…
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Some RestrictionsTucson's code official can inspect a residential rental unit only when the owner has skipped state registration or the…
Read full rule →Yuma
Light RestrictionsYuma tenants inside a Neighborhood Revitalization Area can ask the Community Development Department to schedule a…
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