Room Rental Agreement in Arizona

For renting a room in a home, including your own home. Some states treat a renter in the owner's home (a lodger) differently when ending the arrangement — see your state's household rules.

What Arizona law says

Renting a room in your own home (lodgers)	No special statute for a lodger in the owner's home. The Act's list of excluded arrangements does not include renting a room in an owner-occupied home, so a person renting a room generally has the Act's protections. The Act defines a 'roomer' as a person occupying a unit that lacks a major bathroom or kitchen facility shared with other units. Whether a particular room arrangement is covered depends on the facts. Re-verified 2026-10-27. Source: A.R.S. §§ 33-1308, 33-1310(14)
Tenancy at will	Arizona statutes do not define a tenancy at will. A tenant at will or by sufferance who keeps possession after the tenancy has been ended, or after receiving the landlord's written demand for possession, commits forcible detainer and can be removed by a court action. Month-to-month tenancies need 30 days' written notice under A.R.S. § 33-1375. Re-verified and corrected 2026-10-27. Source: A.R.S. § 12-1173(A)(1)

Renting a room in your own home (lodgers)

No special statute for a lodger in the owner's home. The Act's list of excluded arrangements does not include renting a room in an owner-occupied home, so a person renting a room generally has the Act's protections. The Act defines a 'roomer' as a person occupying a unit that lacks a major bathroom or kitchen facility shared with other units.

Whether a particular room arrangement is covered depends on the facts. Re-verified 2026-10-27.

Source: A.R.S. §§ 33-1308, 33-1310(14)

Tenancy at will

Arizona statutes do not define a tenancy at will. A tenant at will or by sufferance who keeps possession after the tenancy has been ended, or after receiving the landlord's written demand for possession, commits forcible detainer and can be removed by a court action.

Month-to-month tenancies need 30 days' written notice under A.R.S. § 33-1375. Re-verified and corrected 2026-10-27.

Source: A.R.S. § 12-1173(A)(1)

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ROOM RENTAL AGREEMENT

Owner/landlord: [owner name] Renter: [renter name]

Room: [room description] in the home at [home address]. Shared areas the renter may use: [shared areas].

Term: begins [start date]; [ends on end date / continues month to month].

Rent: $[monthly rent] due on [due day] by [payment method]. Deposit: $[deposit amount].

Utilities included: [utilities included]. House rules: [house rules, e.g. guests, kitchen use, smoking].

Ending the agreement: either side gives at least [notice period] written notice, and never less than state law requires.

Signatures and dates: [signatures]

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