Arizona
Arizona: statutes read at the official source for people acting for themselves, each with its citation and the date it was read.
Acting for yourself
Read at the official source. The provision is cited below; its wording is not reproduced here because the reading recorded the section rather than its text.
Ariz. R. Sup. Ct. 31(b), 31.1(a), 31.2; Ariz. Const. art. 2, § 24 · azcourts.gov and azleg.gov · read 2026-08-27 · official source
Renting and landlord-tenant
security deposit, return deadline
Within fourteen days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays or other legal holidays, after termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession and demand by the tenant the landlord shall provide the tenant an itemized list of all deductions together with the amount due and payable to the tenant, if any.
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1321(D) · read 2026-08-21 · official source
Not verified for Arizona: Deposit cap (§ 33-1321(A)), month-to-month notice (§ 33-1375), the 5-day nonpayment notice (§ 33-1368), the self-help ban (§ 33-1367) and the special detainer action (§ 33-1377) were not fetched in this pass.
Small claims
The court that hears these in Arizona is the Small claims division of the justice court.
$5,000
Exclusive of interest and costs. The same $5,000 ceiling applies to actions to disaffirm, avoid or rescind a contract or for equitable relief.
The small claims division has concurrent original jurisdiction with the justice court in all civil actions in which the debt, damage, tort, injury or value of the personal property claims either by the plaintiff or defendant does not exceed $5,000, exclusive of interest and costs, and in actions in which a party seeks to disaffirm, avoid or rescind a contract, or seeks equitable relief, and the amount at issue does not exceed $5,000.
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 22-503(A) · read 2026-08-21 · official source
Arizona publishes its own self-help pages
Not verified: A.R.S. § 22-512 (attorney representation) not read.; The nine exclusions in § 22-503(B) were read (incl. landlord/tenant eviction, defamation, class actions, injunctive relief, claims against the state) but are not modelled field-by-field.
How long you have to bring a claim
| Kind of claim | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|
| written contract | 6 years | Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-548(A) · read 2026-08-21 |
| oral contract | 3 years | Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-543(1) · read 2026-08-21 |
| personal injury | 2 years | Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-542(1) · read 2026-08-21 |
| property damage | 2 years | Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-542(3), (4) · read 2026-08-21 |
| debt collection on an account | 3 years | Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-543(2) · read 2026-08-21 |
Limitation periods have exceptions: when the clock starts (accrual), tolling, discovery rules, and claims against government bodies often differ. These entries record the general period as the statute states it, on the date read. They are not a calculation of any particular deadline.
Not verified: Wage claims not read.
What this page is, and is not
Everything above was read at the source named next to it, on the date named next to it. Nothing is summarised from memory and nothing is carried over from a neighbouring state. Statutes are amended, so read the source before relying on it.
This is general legal information about Arizona. It is not advice about your situation, and it is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.