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REFERENCE TITLE: real estate disclosures; water; solar |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session 2023
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HB 2590 |
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Introduced by Representative Griffin
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An Act
amending section 32-2119, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to real estate disclosures.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 32-2119, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
32-2119. Consumer education; water supply definitions; map; disclosures
A. The department of state real estate department shall post on its website information advising prospective home buyers to investigate water availability before purchasing real property and shall include a link to the website of the department of water resources for definitions of the following terms that apply in areas of the this state outside active management areas, as required by section 45-108.05:
1. Adequate water supply.
2. Inadequate water supply.
3. Property served by a water provider currently designated as having an adequate water supply.
4. No water supply determination.
B. The department of state real estate department shall display on its website a current map of all areas in this state that are outside active management areas established pursuant to title 45, chapter 2, article 2.
C. The state real estate department shall require each real estate salesperson to provide the following information to the buyer of a residential property or vacant land:
1. Whether the property is served by a water supply that requires the transportation of water to the property and, if so, who is currently providing the transportation of the water.
2. Whether the property is served by a private water company, a public water district, a municipal water provider, a private well, a shared well or no well, and if there is water service to the property, provide the name and CONTACT information for the water provider. If the property is served by a shared well, the real estate salesperson shall disclose whether the shared well is a public water system as defined by the safe drinking water act (P.L. 93-523; 88 Stat. 1660; 42 United States Code section 300f).
3. Whether the property has one or more solar energy devices that are leased or owned, the name and contact information of the leasing company for the solar energy devices and information regarding the proper replacement and disposal method for the devices, if applicable.