§ 11-1704 Adoption of countywide residential rental property licensing, registration or inspection program; requirements

AZ Rev Stat § 11-1704 (2019) (N/A)
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11-1704. Adoption of countywide residential rental property licensing, registration or inspection program; requirements

A. A county may adopt a countywide residential rental property inspection program only if the following occurs:

1. The county conducts a public hearing and adopts the rental property inspection program ordinance or resolution at a regularly held county board meeting that occurs at least thirty days after the public hearing.

2. The ordinance or resolution is adopted by at least a majority vote of the entire board.

3. The county notifies all owners of residential rental properties who are then currently registered with the county assessor of the county.

4. The notice to owners is mailed by first class mail at least twenty days in advance of the required public hearing.

5. A notice of the public hearing is published in a local newspaper of general circulation and posted on any official county website not less than two weeks before the required public hearing.

B. A county shall not adopt a residential rental licensing requirement for residential rental properties or property owners. This subsection does not prohibit a county that imposes a sales tax on rent from requiring a transaction privilege tax license for residential rental property owners.

C. A county shall not adopt a residential rental registration requirement. A county shall obtain rental registration information only from the county assessor's office.