REFERENCE TITLE: pet ownership limits; planned communities.

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 4017

Introduced by

Representative Gress

AN ACT

amending title 33, chapter 16, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 33-1816.01; relating to planned communities.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 33, chapter 16, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 33-1816.01, to read:

START_STATUTE33-1816.01. Pets; ownership limits prohibited; rules

A. NOTWITHSTANDING any provision in the community documents, an association shall not prohibit or otherwise limit a household pet by breed, size or weight.  Any provisions prohibited by this subsection are unenforceable without regard to whether the provisions were adopted or enacted before the effective date of this section.

B. An association may adopt reasonable rules regarding pet behavior that are CONSISTENT with federal, state and local laws. END_STATUTE