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Arizona Notice to Tenants of Intent to Sell

Arizona law requires a landlord to give a tenant at least two days' notice of intent to enter and to enter only at reasonable times, so a written Notice to Tenants of Intent to Sell keeps your showings compliant. Our AI builder drafts a clean, state-aware notice in minutes, with attorney-review available before you serve it.

Introduction

Selling a rental in Arizona while a tenant lives there means balancing your rights as the owner with the tenant's right to stay and enjoy their home. The Arizona Residential Landlord and Tenant Act sets the ground rules. Before you can show the property to buyers, you have to follow specific steps. A written Notice to Tenants of Intent to Sell is the main tool for this. It satisfies the state's requirement of at least two days' advance notice before entry, and it keeps the sale moving in a lawful, orderly way while respecting the tenant's right to quiet enjoyment.

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Key Things to Know

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    Arizona law requires at least two days' written notice before you enter to show the home to prospective buyers.

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    Entries have to happen at 'reasonable times.' For sales-related visits, that generally means conventional daytime hours, which balances your commercial interest with the tenant's right to quiet enjoyment.

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    Selling the property doesn't cancel a fixed-term lease. The new owner steps into the landlord's shoes and is legally bound by the original lease terms until it naturally expires.

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    For a month-to-month tenancy, ending it takes proper notice. Either party must give at least thirty days' written notice before the next rental due date.

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    Once you give proper notice, the tenant can't unreasonably refuse showings. But your right to enter isn't absolute, and you can't use it in a way that amounts to harassment.

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    When the sale closes, Arizona law requires the tenant's security deposit to pass from the grantor (seller) to the grantee (buyer), and the tenant must get written notice that the deposit was transferred.

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    Arizona has no required, state-issued form for this notice. You'll need to draft your own document that carefully meets every legal requirement so it holds up.

Key decisions before you file

Before you file a Notice to Tenants of Intent to Sell in Arizona, a few decisions shape the document: which option to choose and what each one means. The Notice to Tenants of Intent to Sell guide walks through them.

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Arizona Notice to Tenant of Intent to Sell Property

Date of Issuance: ________________

To the Tenant(s) of Record: ________________

Subject Premises: ________________, Arizona ________________

From the Landlord/Authorized Agent: ________________

1. Why You're Getting This Notice

This letter is a formal notice that the Landlord plans to put the property you rent up for sale and eventually transfer ownership to a buyer. Selling a home means letting people in for a range of reasons, including appraisals, inspections, professional photography, and showings for serious prospective buyers and their agents. We're giving you this notice to keep the process open and honest, and to make sure we follow the rules in the Arizona Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, especially the landlord-access rules spelled out in A.R.S. § 33-1343. It also gives you a clear picture of what to expect while the home is on the market. For a deeper look at how all of this works, see our full guide at (/legal-document/notice-to-tenants-of-intent-to-sell).

2. Notice Before Entry

Under Arizona law (A.R.S. § 33-1343), a landlord must give the tenant at least two (2) days' notice before entering the unit, and any such entry has to happen at reasonable times. This notice serves as that two-day advance notice for the entire period during which the property is being marketed. In other words, you're getting your two days' notice up front so the sale can move forward without repeated interruptions. The earliest date the Landlord or their agent may enter for a sales-related purpose is listed below.

Earliest Permissible Entry Date (must be at least two full days after you receive this notice): ________________

All later entries will happen at reasonable times, which generally means conventional daytime hours (for example, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM), including weekends. The Landlord or the acting real estate agent will act in good faith and give you further notice of specific appointment times whenever that's possible.

3. Your Existing Lease Stays in Place

It's a basic principle of property law that selling or transferring the property does not, by itself, end or change your lease. If you have a fixed-term lease, that agreement is a legal interest in the property that survives the sale. The new owner, as the successor, steps into the role of landlord and is legally bound to honor every term of your lease until its stated expiration date. If your tenancy is a periodic, month-to-month arrangement instead, it stays in effect until either party properly ends it by giving at least thirty (30) days' written notice before the next rental date.

4. Your Right to Quiet Enjoyment and Duty to Allow Access

5. Transfer of Your Security Deposit and Continued Rent Payments

Signature of Tenant (Acknowledging Receipt - Optional): ________________

Date of Acknowledged Receipt: ________________

Arizona Requirements for Notice to Tenants of Intent to Sell

At Least Two Days' Entry Notice

Under A.R.S. § 33-1343, Arizona requires the landlord to give the tenant at least two days' written notice of the intent to enter before any showing or inspection connected to the sale.

Reasonable-Time Entry Only

Entry is permitted only at reasonable times. Showings should be confined to normal hours (e.g., daytime, early evenings) and scheduled to minimize tenant disruption.

Written Notice of Intent to Sell

Provide a clear written notice identifying the property, tenant, and intent to sell. It must state the earliest lawful entry date and confirm all entries will be at reasonable times.

Documented Delivery to Tenant

Serve the notice using a method that creates a record of receipt (e.g., personal delivery, certified mail), as the two-day notice period begins only after the tenant receives it.

Fixed-Term Lease Survives the Sale

A fixed-term lease remains in effect until its expiration date despite a sale. The new owner is bound by its terms, and the notice must not imply the lease is terminated.

Month-to-Month Termination Rules

A property sale does not automatically terminate a month-to-month tenancy. Proper termination requires at least thirty days' written notice before the next periodic rental date.

Preservation of Quiet Enjoyment

While the tenant must grant reasonable access after proper notice, the landlord must limit the frequency and duration of showings to protect the tenant's right to quiet enjoyment.

No Mandated State Form

Arizona does not prescribe an official statutory form for this notice. The document must be compliant in content based on A.R.S. § 33-1343, not a specific state template.

Frequently Asked Questions

Arizona's rule is two days' notice before I enter to show the place to prospective buyers (A.R.S. § 33-1343), scheduled at a reasonable time so my tenant's quiet enjoyment stays intact.

A fixed-term lease keeps running to its expiration date despite the sale. The buyer takes title bound by every term, so nothing about the rent or the end date shifts for my tenant.

No state template exists in Arizona; the notice just has to be compliant in content under A.R.S. § 33-1343. I write it myself, stating my intent to sell and giving the two-day entry notice.

Once I've served two days' notice for a reasonable-hour visit, my tenant has to grant access for a legitimate showing. Their quiet-enjoyment right stands, but it doesn't let them refuse a properly noticed entry.

Ending a month-to-month tenancy takes at least 30 days' written notice before the next rent date under A.R.S. § 33-1375. Either the buyer or I can give it; the sale alone doesn't end it.

Make clear in writing that I plan to sell, and describe exactly how I'll set up showings so my tenant is never caught off guard. I round it out by assuring my tenant that an active fixed-term lease keeps all its protections, regardless of who ends up owning the home.

Choose a delivery route that leaves proof my tenant received the notice. Handing it over directly is dependable, and so is certified mail with a return receipt; alternatively, I can rely on any method the signed lease permits. Verifiable delivery keeps things clean.

Pass the deposit along to the purchaser at closing, where it moves from me to the buyer as ownership officially changes. After that handoff, the new owner is the one responsible for keeping the money safe and refunding it to my tenant once the lease term wraps up.