Arizona Month-to-month Rental Agreement Template

A rental agreement with no fixed end date. It renews each month until the landlord or tenant gives proper written notice. This edition fills in the Arizona rules we could confirm and marks the rest as blanks to check.

Arizona rules for this form

Month-to-month notice. Either side ends a month to month tenancy with written notice at least 30 days before the next rent due date. (A.R.S. section 33-1375)

Notice before a rent increase. No statute sets a notice period for rent increases; the lease controls during a fixed term, and a month to month increase generally needs the same 30 day notice used to end the tenancy. (Arizona Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (no rent increase rule))

Deposit limit. A landlord may not require security, including prepaid rent, above one and a half months of rent, although a tenant may choose to prepay more. (A.R.S. section 33-1321)

Deadline to return the deposit. Within 14 days, not counting weekends and legal holidays, after the tenancy ends, possession is returned and the tenant asks for it, the landlord must send the refund and an itemized list of deductions. The 14 days are business days. (A.R.S. section 33-1321)

Notice before entry. The landlord must give at least two days of notice and enter at reasonable times, except in an emergency; a tenant's repair request counts as permission to enter for that repair. (A.R.S. section 33-1343)

Late fees. Only a reasonable late fee written into the rental agreement can be collected. (A.R.S. section 33-1368)

Required disclosures. Homes built before 1978 need the federal lead-based paint disclosure and the EPA pamphlet. (Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act (42 U.S.C. 4852d))

Required disclosures. At move in, the landlord gives a signed copy of the lease, a move in form for listing existing damage and written notice that the tenant may attend the move out inspection. (A.R.S. section 33-1321)

Required disclosures. The landlord generally must disclose the names and addresses of the owner or manager, and tell the tenant that the landlord and tenant act is available on the Arizona Secretary of State's website. (Arizona Residential Landlord and Tenant Act)

Cities and counties in Arizona can add their own rules on top of these. Check local ordinances before you sign.

What is in the template

1. Parties
2. Property
3. Monthly term
4. Ending the tenancy
5. Rent
6. Changes to rent or terms
7. Security deposit
8. Utilities
9. Use, guests and pets
10. Care, repairs and alterations
11. Entry
12. Subletting
13. Default
14. Moving out
15. Disclosures
16. General terms
17. Signatures

Before you use it

• A month-to-month agreement renews automatically each rental period until someone gives written notice.
• Notice periods to end the tenancy or change the rent are set by state law, and some cities require longer notice or a valid reason.
• The flexibility cuts both ways: the tenant can leave on short notice, so turnover can come sooner.
• Everything else, from deposit limits to entry notice, follows the same rules as a fixed-term lease.

For the full explanation of this form, read our guide to the month-to-month rental agreement.