33-1332. Rent reduction; burden of proof
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/az/title-33/33-1332A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
(Rpld. 1/1/27)
A. On or before January 1, 2025, the landlord of real property that is rented or leased for residential purposes and that is located in a city, town or other taxing jurisdiction that levies a transaction privilege tax on the business of renting or leasing real property for residential purposes shall no longer charge the tenant the amount of the repealed transaction privilege tax on the business of renting or leasing real property for residential purposes.
B. In any civil action challenging the lawfulness of a charge, assessment or other amount pursuant to this section, the landlord has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the challenged charge, assessment or other amount is not attributable to and does not represent all or any portion of a city's, town's or other taxing jurisdiction's transaction privilege tax on the business of renting or leasing real property for residential purposes.