Get Your Security Deposit Back in Arizona
This Arizona hub helps renters handle a security deposit problem in order: check the deadline, compare deductions, organize proof, send a written demand, and understand the small claims path if the landlord still will not fix it.
Arizona landlords generally must provide an itemized list of deductions and any amount due within 14 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the tenancy ends, possession is delivered, and the tenant demands the deposit.
This site shows you the Arizona timing rule, what must be itemized, how move-out inspection rights work, and how to move forward without guessing.
Start based on your situation
What Arizona law is built around
Arizona Revised Statutes section 33-1321 limits security deposits, requires written designation for nonrefundable fees, and gives tenants move-in and move-out inspection protections.
The deadline is not simply 14 days after move-out. It runs after termination of tenancy, delivery of possession, and demand by the tenant, and it excludes Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.
Unless the tenant makes other written arrangements, the landlord mails the itemized list and any amount due by first-class mail to the tenant's last known place of residence.
This is a sequence, not one magic letter
One letter is sometimes enough, but often it is not.
- Document move-out, possession delivery, your demand, address, and inspection facts
- Send a clear deposit-due notice after Arizona's deadline passes
- Escalate with the statute, itemized-list issue, deduction dispute, and proof
- Send a final demand before deciding whether to file in Justice Court
Step 1 is preventive. It helps make the demand, address, inspection, possession, and delivery record clear before the dispute hardens.
A 4-step Arizona recovery system with the letters, timing, and next steps in one place.
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