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Executive Order 2020-21

Prohibiting Small Business Evictions

Governor Douglas A. Ducey · Arizona (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Arizona
Level
State
Authority
A.R.S. 26-303
Issued
2020-04-06 Apr. 6, 2020
Effective
2020-04-06
End
2020-05-31
In force
Apr. 6, 2020 to May 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Other
Addressees
  • commercial landlords
  • commercial tenants eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program
  • courts
Functions reached
  • CM commercial leasing
  • PM property management
  • CB tenants
Collection
Arizona AZ

Operative words

Unless a court determines on motion of one of the parties that it is contrary to the interest of justice, a commercial eviction action including lock out, notice to vacate, or any other attempt to inhibit the operations of a business shall be temporarily suspended for tenants unable to pay rent due to financial hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Enforcement

Suspension of eviction remedies; courts

Notes

Tenant must notify landlord in writing with supporting documentation; assistance received must be applied in part to rent.

Retrieval note

End date May 31, 2020 per the order as summarized by Husch Blackwell and the Arizona courts' pandemic page; the OCR'd pages 1-3 read for the operative text.