Unit 27

Question 1

AZ follows HUD occupancy standards

Answer 1

Require owner to adopt and publish reasonable occupancy standards when renting. Limitation of 2 persons per bedroom

Question 2

Occupancy considerations when renting

Answer 2

-tenants with felonies must be considered on case-by-case basis not a blanket policy
-familial status is protected by fair housing laws
-illegal to discriminate against disabilities including hoarding
-Service/ assistive animals allowed

Question 3

Who has possession?

Answer 3

Whoever has the keys

Question 4

Security deposit

Answer 4

Belongs to the tenant, held by the owner/ property manager, to ensure the property is returned in the condition it was received or as outlined in the lease agreement

Question 5

If a notice is mailed by registered/ certified mail, the tenant or landlord is deemed received…

Answer 5

on the date it is actually received or 5 days after the date it was mailed, whichever occurs first

Question 6

How must a landlord send a notice of abandonment?

Answer 6

Certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to tenant’s last known address, and post a notice of abandonment on the property for 5 days

Question 7

Curable notice

Answer 7

Occurs if a breach of lease can be remedied by payment of money or by repair, and the tenant cured the breach within a time frame specified in the breach notice. The lease will not terminate

Question 8

Noncurable notice

Answer 8

Occurs with material flasification, a second breach and that is the same or similar in nature during the lease, or irreparable breach. These all qualify for immediate removal of the tenant

Question 9

5-day nonpay notice

Answer 9

non-pay for overdue rent

Question 10

10-day breach notice

Answer 10

For complaints of noise, smells, debris, parking, unauthorized occupants, unauthorized pets