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Early Lease Termination Laws in Arizona

In Arizona, domestic violence and sexual assault victims can end a lease with written notice and a protective order or police report, mobile home park tenants with military reassignment orders are protected, and landlords must make reasonable efforts to re-rent an abandoned unit.

Last checked . General information, not legal advice.

Arizona at a glance

Domestic violence victims
Yes, with protective order or police report
Written notice requesting release with an agreed release date within the next 30 days. The qualifying event must be within the prior 30 days unless the landlord waives this. Rent is owed only through the termination date.
State military protection
Limited: mobile home park tenants
A park landlord may not bar a service member from ending a rental agreement on less than two weeks' notice if reassignment orders allow no earlier notice.
Senior, disability or medical
No statutory right
No section of the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (Title 33, Chapter 10) gives an early termination right based on age, disability or medical need.
Landlord must re-rent
Yes, reasonable efforts to re-rent

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The rules in Arizona

Can domestic violence or sexual assault victims end a lease early in Arizona?

Yes, with protective order or police report. Domestic violence victims in Arizona: yes, with protective order or police report. Written notice requesting release with an agreed release date within the next 30 days. The qualifying event must be within the prior 30 days unless the landlord waives this. Rent is owed only through the termination date.

Does Arizona law add early lease termination rights for service members beyond the federal SCRA?

Limited: mobile home park tenants. State military protection in Arizona: limited: mobile home park tenants. A park landlord may not bar a service member from ending a rental agreement on less than two weeks' notice if reassignment orders allow no earlier notice.

Can seniors or tenants with a disability or medical need end a lease early in Arizona?

No statutory right. Senior, disability or medical in Arizona: no statutory right. No section of the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (Title 33, Chapter 10) gives an early termination right based on age, disability or medical need.

Does a landlord in Arizona have to try to re-rent the unit after a tenant leaves early?

Yes, reasonable efforts to re-rent. Landlord must re-rent in Arizona: yes, reasonable efforts to re-rent.

Where do the Arizona early lease termination laws come from?

The rules above come from A.R.S. 33-1318, A.R.S. 33-1370 and A.R.S. 33-1413. Each source is linked on this page. We last checked them in October 2026.

What this means in practice

Read the lease first. Many leases contain an early termination clause, a buyout fee or a sublease option that may be easier to use than a statutory right. A statutory right usually applies even if the lease says nothing about it, and a lease generally cannot waive it.

Statutory early termination rights usually come with conditions. Common ones are written notice to the landlord, a minimum notice period, and proof such as a protective order, police report, military orders or a doctor's statement. Keep copies of everything you send and note the date and method of delivery.

If you leave without a statutory right, you may still owe rent until the unit is re-rented or the lease ends. Where a landlord has a duty to mitigate, it must make reasonable efforts to find a new tenant, and the amount you owe is reduced by rent the landlord collects or reasonably could have collected. Returning keys and documenting the condition of the unit can help limit disputes.

General information, not legal advice. Laws change, and cities can add their own rules, so check the current statute before you rely on it.