Dear Marie:

You are welcome to express how you feel anytime. You mentioned Arizona. In the website ipropertymanagement. com/ laws/ Arizona landlord tenant rights (no spaces), there’s lot of information, including:

“certain rights are granted to the tenant under the law (Arizona Landlord and Tenant Act). These rights include the right to continuous utilities, and structural sound rental premises.. Also, check county and municipality rules which often provide additional rights and corresponding rules related to landlords and tenants..

“Specifically, landlords are responsible for providing * Hot and cold water *HVAC equipment * Reliable plumbing *Reliable in-line electric outlets and lights, *Proper sanitation facilities, *Trash cans (for the purpose of garbage removal), *Elevators (only in buildings that necessitate their use).

“After receiving a request in writing, a landlord in Arizona is requested to make all necessary repairs within 5 days…” (if tenants perform major repairs in their apartment, “they can deduct the costs associated with that repair from the next month’s rent”

The website includes rules and rights regarding rent increases, eviction, lease termination, housing discrimination.. lead, bed bugs, landlord entry into the apartment, changing locks.. and much more. There are additional resources provided there.

anita