Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1608: landlords; habitable conditions; temperatures
Status: In committee, February 9, 2026
SB1608 - landlords; habitable conditions; temperatures
What the bill says
An act amending sections 33-1324 and 33-1361, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 33, chapter 10, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 33-1379.01; relating to the Arizona residential landlord and tenant act.
From the introduced text, January 29, 2026:
AN ACT amending sections 33-1324 and 33-1361, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 33, chapter 10, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 33-1379.01; relating to the Arizona residential landlord and tenant act. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Section 33-1324, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE33-1324. Landlord to maintain fit premises A. The landlord shall: 1. Comply with the requirements of applicable building codes materially affecting health and safety as prescribed in section 9-1303. 2. Make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises in a fit and habitable condition. For the premises to be fit and HABITABLE, the indoor air TEMPERATURE OF each room of a dwelling unit must not exceed eighty-two degrees Fahrenheit and during periods of extreme cold, must not fall below sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit. For the purposes of this section, ambient air temperatures shall be measured in the middle of the room and three feet above the ground. 3. Keep all common areas of the premises in a clean and safe condition. 4. Maintain in good and safe working order and condition all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and other facilities and appliances, including elevators, supplied or required to be supplied by him the landlord. 5. Provide and maintain appropriate receptacles and conveniences for …
Sponsors
- Kuby, Lauren (D, SD-008) · primary sponsor
- Alston, Lela (D, SD-005)
- Bravo, Flavio (D, SD-026)
- Diaz, Eva (D, SD-022)
- Epstein, Denise “Mitzi” (D, SD-012)
- Gabaldón, Rosanna (D)
- Miranda, Catherine (D, SD-011)
- Ortiz, Analise (D, HD-024)
- Sundareshan, Priya (D, SD-018)
- Garcia, Brian (D, HD-008)
- Stephanie Stahl Hamilton (D, HD-021)
- Villegas, Betty J (D, HD-020)
Latest actions
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Assigned to Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
- : Introduced and first read
Common questions
- What is SB1608?
- SB1608 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): landlords; habitable conditions; temperatures.
- What does SB1608 do?
- In its own words: An act amending sections 33-1324 and 33-1361, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 33, chapter 10, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 33-1379.01; relating to the Arizona residential landlord and tenant act.
- What is the status of SB1608?
- In committee as of February 9, 2026. Latest action: Assigned to Rules (February 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1608?
- Kuby, Lauren (D, SD-008), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1608?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85240/?SessionId=130
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