landlord tenant; partial payment; procedures.

This Arizona bill (SB 1172) modifies landlord-tenant rules around partial rent payments. It allows landlords to refuse partial payments but requires a written agreement if they accept at least 50% of rent during the five-day notice period for nonpayment. If tenants pay the full amount within one week of this agreement, their lease restarts and late fees are canceled; otherwise, eviction may proceed. The law clarifies that housing assistance payments do not count as partial rent, and accepting any rent payment while a tenant is in default typically waives the landlord’s right to evict for that breach.