Arizona Retaliation Law: What Counts & the Presumption Window (2026)

What counts as retaliation, and the window where the law presumes it

At a glance

• Protection window: 182 days
• Governing authority: A.R.S. § 33-1381(A)

Who this covers — and who it does not

This page covers landlord retaliation in Arizona — what a landlord may not do after you exercise a protected right.

It does not cover commercial leases, or conduct outside the protected window described below.

What the law prohibits

A.R.S. § 33-1381 — 房东不得因租客从事受保护行为而报复：涨租、减服务、或提起/威胁提起占有之诉。

A.R.S. § 33-1381(A) ↗

The protection window

For 182 days after a protected act, certain landlord actions are presumed retaliatory.

33-1381(B)：投诉发生在被指控报复行为前 6 个月内的，产生报复推定（presumption）——事实审理者须认定推定事实存在，除非对方提出相反证据。投诉发生在租约终止通知之后的，不产生推定。

A.R.S. § 33-1381(B) ↗

Protected activities

What a landlord may not do

Burden of proof

6 个月内投诉产生报复推定后，举证责任转由房东承担；房东可依 33-1381(C) 的合法事由抗辩（如违规系租客缺乏合理注意所致）。

A.R.S. § 33-1381(B), (C) ↗

Remedies

Exemptions and limits

建筑/住房法规违规主要系租客、家庭成员或访客缺乏合理注意所致的，房东仍可提起占有之诉。

A.R.S. § 33-1381(C)(1) ↗

Sources and how to verify them

Every figure on this page comes from the official text or a state court opinion, not from a summary. The table below lists each provision used and the date it was last checked.

Statute	Last verified	Source
A.R.S. § 33-1381(A)	2026-10-16	official text ↗
A.R.S. § 33-1381(B)	2026-10-16	official text ↗
A.R.S. § 33-1381(A)(1)	2026-10-16	official text ↗
A.R.S. § 33-1381(A)(2)	2026-10-16	official text ↗
A.R.S. § 33-1381(A)(3)	2026-10-16	official text ↗
A.R.S. § 33-1381(A)(4)	2026-10-16	official text ↗
A.R.S. § 33-1381(B), (C)	2026-10-16	official text ↗
A.R.S. § 33-1381(B); 33-1367	2026-10-16	official text ↗
A.R.S. § 33-1381(C)(1)	2026-10-16	official text ↗

Where the official text and a secondary summary disagree, this page follows the official text and says so. Where a provision admits of more than one reading, that is flagged rather than smoothed over.

When you need a lawyer instead of a tool

A self-help guide is the right starting point for understanding your position. Get legal help if:

• You have received an eviction notice — the timeline is now court-driven
• The dispute involves discrimination, unsafe conditions or retaliation
• Your landlord has filed anything in court already
• You are unsure whether a local ordinance changes the state rule

Local legal aid organisations and tenant unions offer free help for qualifying cases. They are independent of this site — we list them because they are the right place to go, not because they link here.

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