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Landlord Entry Notice in Arizona
How much warning a landlord must give before entering your home in Arizona, the hours entry is allowed, and what to do if they walk in unannounced, cited to the statute.
The rules and your rights in Arizona
The notice, the allowed hours, the reasons a landlord may enter, and what to do about an unlawful entry.
| Advance notice | 48 hours before entry |
| Allowed entry hours | Reasonable times. The statute does not fix clock hours. |
| Reasons a landlord may enter | To inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services, and exhibit the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors. |
| Emergency entry | A landlord may enter without your consent in an emergency. The statute does not define emergency, so it covers the kind of situation, such as a fire or a flood, that cannot wait two days. |
| Statute | Ariz. Rev. Stat. §33-1343 |
If the landlord enters unlawfully
The entry section sets the two-day rule but not the remedy. A.R.S. 33-1376 covers a landlord who abuses the right of access, and that is the provision to read before relying on a specific claim. A local legal aid office can help you match the facts to it.
What you can do right now
Concrete, neutral steps if a landlord keeps entering your Arizona home without proper notice. This is legal information, not legal advice.
- Expect two days, not 24 hours
Arizona gives you twice the notice most national guides describe. If a landlord tries to enter on 24 hours notice for a routine reason, point out that A.R.S. 33-1343 sets two days.
- Keep a dated log of entries
Record the date, the time, the reason given, and how much notice you received. A clear log is your evidence if a landlord starts skipping the two-day rule.
- Object in writing and cite the statute
If entries happen with less than two days notice, send a short written objection citing A.R.S. 33-1343 and asking the landlord to follow it. Keep a copy.
- Get local help
For repeated improper entries, A.R.S. 33-1376 addresses abuse of access. Contact a local Arizona legal aid office to learn how to use it. Search for legal aid in your area.
This is general legal information, not legal advice. Read your own lease and check for a local ordinance, since either can change what applies to your home.
What Arizona renters get wrong
Arizona gives renters twice the notice that the common 24-hour standard provides, and it does so in a state usually described as landlord-friendly. Under A.R.S. 33-1343 the landlord must give at least two days' notice of an intent to enter and may enter only at reasonable times. That two-day figure is the thing to lead with, because almost every national summary of tenant rights presents 24 hours as the American norm, and Arizona quietly is not that. The reasons a landlord may enter are the familiar list: inspection, repairs and agreed work, supplying services, and showing the unit to buyers, new tenants, or contractors. A genuine emergency needs no notice. What the entry section itself does not spell out is your remedy when a landlord ignores the rule, because abuse of the right of access is handled separately at A.R.S. 33-1376, which is the provision to read before a page describes what you can recover.
Common questions
Is Arizona notice 24 hours or two days?
Two days. A.R.S. 33-1343 requires at least two days notice of the landlord intent to enter, which is double the 24 hours most national guides quote. A landlord who gives only 24 hours for a routine entry is short of the statute.
Are the two days counted in business days in Arizona?
The statute says two days without limiting it to business days, so treat it as two calendar days. It is a floor, and only a genuine emergency lets a landlord enter with less.
What can my Arizona landlord enter for?
To inspect, make necessary or agreed repairs and improvements, supply agreed services, and show the unit to buyers, mortgagees, prospective tenants, workers, or contractors. Entry must be at reasonable times, except in an emergency.
What happens if my Arizona landlord enters without notice?
Unless it was an emergency, that is outside A.R.S. 33-1343. Abuse of the right of access is addressed at A.R.S. 33-1376, so log each entry, object in writing, and ask a local legal aid office how to use that provision.
Not legal advicePlainStatute provides plain-language summaries of public law for general information only. This is not legal advice. Statutes change; always confirm current requirements with the official source linked above before acting.