Includes prepaid rent for purposes of the statutory cap, while voluntary advance rent is treated separately.
Weekends and legal holidays are excluded; the statutory trigger language also matters.
The landlord must provide written notice of this right and timing on request, subject to a narrow safety exception.
After the itemized list and amount due are mailed as prescribed by the statute.
Arizona charge guides
These pages are indexable because the source layer has been checked against current Arizona statutes and Attorney General materials.
Security Deposit
Arizona security deposit limits, deductions, move-out inspection rights and refund rules under A.R.S. § 33-1321.
Open guide →14-Day Deposit Rule
Understand Arizona’s security deposit deadline, including weekends, legal holidays, delivery of possession and tenant demand.
Open guide →Move-Out Inspection
Arizona tenant rights to notice of and participation in a move-out inspection under A.R.S. § 33-1321.
Open guide →Move-Out Charges
Review Arizona move-out charges for rent, lease charges, cleaning and tenant-caused damage using primary statutes.
Open guide →Nonrefundable Fees
Arizona rules requiring the purpose of nonrefundable rental fees or deposits to be stated in writing.
Open guide →Wear & Tear
Understand the Arizona distinction between ordinary wear and tenant-caused damage when reviewing move-out charges.
Open guide →60-Day Dispute Window
Arizona’s 60-day rule for disputing mailed security deposit deductions and amounts due.
Open guide →Why Arizona’s deadline is easy to misread
A.R.S. § 33-1321 does not simply say “14 calendar days.” It excludes Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays and also references termination of tenancy, delivery of possession and demand by the tenant. That is why RentBillCheck does not show a simplistic calendar-date calculator for Arizona.
Core official sources
Primary statute for deposit limits, nonrefundable-fee disclosures, move-out inspections, deductions, the refund/itemization timeline and remedies.
Arizona State LegislatureArizona Revised Statutes § 33-1341 — Tenant to maintain dwelling unit ↗Primary statute describing tenant maintenance duties and responsibility for deliberate or negligent damage.
Arizona State LegislatureArizona Revised Statutes § 33-321 — Maintenance of premises ↗Arizona statute stating that tenants maintain premises in as good condition as when possession began, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
Arizona Attorney GeneralArizona Tenants’ Rights & Responsibilities Handbook ↗Official consumer handbook summarizing deposits, leases, moving out and tenant responsibilities.