rental housing; discrimination; income source

HB2962 - rental housing; discrimination; income source

Housing

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Betty J Villegas, Junelle Cavero, Janeen Connolly, Patty Contreras, Oscar De Los Santos, Brian Garcia, Sarah Liguori, Elda Luna-Nájera, Mariana Sandoval, Stephanie Simacek, Stephanie Stahl Hamilton
Last action: 2026-02-03
Official status: House second read
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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HB2962: Banning Discrimination Based on Income Source in Rental Housing

This law stops landlords from refusing to rent to people or treating them unfairly because of where their money comes from, such as government aid or retirement benefits.

What This Bill Does

Prohibits landlords from refusing to rent a property based on a tenant's source of income.
Bans evicting tenants or ending rental agreements due to how they pay for housing.
Makes it illegal to treat tenants differently regarding price, terms, fees, or services because of their income source.
Prohibits landlords from trying to discourage people with certain income sources from renting the property.
Bans publishing ads that show a preference against people using government aid, grants, loans, or lawful job income.
Requires landlords to subtract rent vouchers or subsidies from the total monthly rent before checking if a tenant meets minimum income rules.
Allows the attorney general to investigate and take action against violations of these new rules.

Who It Names or Affects

Landlords who rent out residential properties in Arizona
Prospective tenants applying for rental housing
Current tenants living in rental units

Terms To Know

Source of income: Money from benefits or subsidy programs like Section 8 vouchers, public assistance, veterans' benefits, Social Security, retirement plans, and other federal, state, local, private, or nonprofit aid.
Rent voucher or subsidy: Financial help provided by a program to pay part of the monthly rent cost for eligible tenants.

Limits and Unknowns

The text does not state when this law will officially take effect.
The bill defines what counts as discrimination but does not list specific penalties or fines in this section, referring instead to other laws for enforcement actions.

Bill History

2026-02-03 House
House second read
2026-02-02 House
House Rules: None
2026-02-02 House
House Commerce: None
2026-02-02 House
House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2962 - rental housing; discrimination; income source

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HB2962 - 572R - I Ver

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rental housing; discrimination; income source

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2962

Introduced by

Representatives
Villegas: Cavero, Connolly, Contreras P, De Los Santos, Garcia, Liguori,
Luna-N�jera, Sandoval, Simacek, Stahl Hamilton

AN
ACT

amending title
33, chapter 10, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section
33-1319.01; 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 1, Arizona
Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 33-1319.01, to read:

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33-1319.01.

Income sources; discrimination prohibited; enforcement;
definition

A. A landlord may not use the source
of income of an otherwise eligible prospective or current tenant to do any of
the following:

1. Refuse to rent a rental property
to a prospective or current tenant.

2. Evict or otherwise terminate the
rental agreement of a prospective or current tenant.

3. Make any distinction or
restriction or otherwise discriminate against a prospective or current tenant
in the price, terms, conditions, fees or privileges relating to the rental or
occupancy of the rental premises or in furnishing any facilities or services in
connection with the rental of the premises.

4. Attempt to discourage renting the
property to a prospective or current tenant.

5. Represent to any person that the
rental premises are not available for inspection or rental when the rental
premises are available.

6. Coerce, intimidate, threaten or
interfere with any person exercising or enjoying any right granted or protected
by this section or as a result of the person having exercised or enjoyed or
having aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment of any
right granted or protected by this section.

7. Assist, induce, incite or coerce
another person to commit an act or engage in a practice that violates this
section.

8. In any other manner make
unavailable or deny a rental unit to a prospective or current tenant who is
otherwise eligible to rent the property, except for the person's source of
income.

B. A landlord may not make, print or
publish, or cause to be made, printed or published any notice, statement or
advertisement with respect to renting a dwelling unit that indicates any
preference, limitation or discrimination because a person relies on rental
payments derived from any government or private assistance, grant, loan program
or income derived from any lawful profession or occupation.

C. For a landlord that requires that
a prospective or current tenant meet a certain threshold level of income, any
source of income in the form of a rent voucher or subsidy or other rental
ASSISTANCE must be subtracted from the total of the monthly rent before
calculating whether the income criteria have been met.

D. A violation of this section is an
unlawful practice under section 44-1522. The attorney general may
investigate and take appropriate action as prescribed by title 41, chapter 9,
article 7 or title 44, chapter 10, article 7.

E. For
the purposes of this section, "Source of income" means benefits or
subsidy programs, including Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Assistance,
housing assistance, public assistance, emergency rental assistance, veterans
benefits, social security or supplemental security income or benefits or other
retirement programs, and other programs administered by any federal, state,
local, private or nonprofit entity.
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