GOVERNOR DOUGLAS A. DUCEY

STATE 
EXECUTIV OQD

Executive Order 2020-14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Postponement of Eviction Actions

WHEREAS, a Public Health State of Emergency was declared in. Arizona 'on March 11, 2020 to
prepare for and respond to the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus and

WHEREAS, the President of the United States declared a national emergency on March 13,
2020 due to both the health and economic implications of the virus; and

WHEREAS, the President of the United States announced on March 18, 2020, that the US.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in an effort to provide immediate relief
to renters, will temporarily suspend all evictions for HUD-fmanced properties; and

WHEREAS, the State of Arizona has experienced community spread of in multiple
counties as it continues to spread across the country and the state, posing an increasing threat to
public health and having a devastating impact on the economy; and 

WHEREAS, the state has taken critical measures to protect public health and safety, which will
result in direct economic consequences for businesses across the State of Arizona that provide
employment for many Arizonans; and

WHEREAS, in order to prevent the spread of and protect citizens from individuals
who may become infected, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended
that people self?isolate if they have been exposed to or if they have a condition that
puts them at risk for serious harm by the disease; and

WHEREAS, it may become medically necessary for Arizonans to remain in their rental
properties to stay isolated and separated from the general public; and

WHEREAS, those who must self?isolate or who are unable to work, may experience a decrease
in income and thus their ability to pay for regular living expenses; and

WHEREAS, the anticipated loss of work and income for Arizonans and their families may
impact their ability to pay for their rental housing, resulting in landlords initiating eviction
proceedings to remove them from their residences; and

WHEREAS, to further protect public health, it is necessary to to avoid the serious consequence
of Arizonans losing their rental housing.

NOW, THEREFORE 1, Douglas A. Ducey, Governor of the State of Arizona, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of this state, hereby order as follows:

1.

2.

Unless a court determines on motion of the parties that enforcement is necessary in the
interest of justice or is in accordance with A.R.S. pursuant to A.R.S. 
26-303 et al, 36-787, all Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board certi?ed
law enforcement officers and any person subject to the jurisdiction of the Constable
Ethics Standards and Training Board, shall temporarily delay enforcement of eviction
action orders for residential premises when one of the following circumstances exist and
are documented to the landlord or property owner:

a. The individual is required to be quarantined based on their diagnosis of


b. The individual is ordered by a licensed medical professional to self-quarantine
based on their demonstration of as defined by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.

0. The individual is required to be quarantined based on someone in the home being
diagnosed with COVID-19.

d. The individual demonstrates that they have a health condition, as de?ned by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that makes them more at risk for
than the average person.

e. The individual suffered a substantial loss of income resulting from 
including:

i. Job loss;
ii. Reduction in compensation;
Closure of place of employment;
iv. Obligation to be absent from work to care for a home-bound school?age
child; or
v. Other pertinent circumstances.

If a tenant, lessee or resident is suffering any of the above circumstances and seeks relief
from or delay in eviction, they shall notify the landlord or prOperty owner in writing with
any available supporting documentation of their temporary ?nancial hardship or state of
quarantine as a result of and acknowledge that contractual terms of the lease
remain in effect.

A landlord shall not interpret a health and safety provision of a contract to include
COVID-19 as a reason for termination of a lease or rental agreement; nor shall a landlord
terminate a lease or rental agreement solely based on information provided by the tenant
to satisfy a notice requirement under paragraph 2.

. No provision contained in this Executive Order shall be construed as relieving any
individual of the obligation to pay rent or comply with any other obligation that an
individual may have under a tenancy.

. This Executive Order shall remain in effect for 120 days.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused to be af?xed the Great Seal of
the State of Arizona.



GOVERNOR

DONE at the Capitol in Phoenix on this Twenty-
Fourth day of March in the Year Two Thousand and
Twenty and of the Independence of the United
States of Arnerica the Two Hundred and

Forty-Fourth.

Secretary of State

 

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