residential tenant evictions; court report

Plain English Breakdown

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Tenant Evictions; Court Report

This bill requires courts to compile a report when they rule in favor of landlords during tenant eviction cases or forcible entry and detainer actions.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the court to compile a report if it rules for the landlord in an eviction case or a forcible entry and detainer action.
• The report must show where the eviction happened, including city and county.
• The report must include why the tenant was evicted or had a forcible entry and detainer action against them.

Who It Names or Affects

• Courts that handle eviction cases
• Landlords who file for eviction
• Tenants facing eviction

Terms To Know

forcible entry and detainer action

A legal process used by landlords to remove tenants from a property when the tenant is not paying rent or violating lease terms.

eviction

The legal process of removing someone from rented property because they have broken the rules of their rental agreement, such as not paying rent on time.

Limits and Unknowns

• It is unclear how this report will be used or what impact it might have.
• There are no details about who will compile and maintain these reports.

Official Summary Text

HB2712 - residential tenant evictions; court report

Current Bill Text

HB2712 - 572R - I Ver

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residential tenant evictions; court report

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2712

Introduced by

Representatives
Villegas: Abeytia, Aguilar, Austin, Cavero, Connolly, Contreras P, Crews, De
Los Santos, Garcia, Gutierrez, Liguori, Luna-N�jera, M�rquez, Mathis,
Peshlakai, Sandoval, Simacek, Stahl Hamilton, Travers

AN
ACT

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.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 33, chapter 10, article 4,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 33-1379.01, to read:

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33-1379.01.

Evictions; forcible entry and detainer; court report

In any action for eviction pursuant to section
33-1368 or 33-1377 or pursuant to a forcible entry and detainer action, if the
court enters a judgment in favor of the landlord, the court shall compile a
report of the eviction or forcible entry and detainer action.� The report must:

1. Be categorized by the city or town
and the county in which the eviction or the forcible entry and detainer action
occurred.

2. Include the reason for the
eviction or forcible entry and detainer action.�

3. be available to the public.
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