Title 32 — Professions and Occupations

A. If it appears to the commissioner that any person has engaged, is engaging or is preparing to engage in any act, practice or transaction that constitutes a violation of this chapter or any rule adopted or order issued by the commissioner, the commissioner may issue an order di…

A. A broker shall employ and pay only active licensees, and a licensee shall accept employment and compensation as a licensee only from either or both of the following: 1. The legally licensed broker to whom the licensee is licensed. 2. An employer other than the legally licensed…

A. No criminal, civil or administrative action may be brought against a transferor or lessor of real property or a licensee for failing to disclose that the property being transferred or leased is or has been: 1. The site of a natural death, suicide or homicide or any other crime…

A. Except as provided in subsections B and C of this section, before suspending, revoking or denying the renewal or the right of renewal of any license, or issuing any order prohibiting the sale or lease of property or the sale of cemetery lots or membership camping contracts as …

A. Any party to a hearing shall have the right to the attendance of witnesses in the party's behalf, in person or by deposition, upon making a request therefor to the commissioner and designating the person or persons requested to be subpoenaed. For the purpose of investigation o…

A. Except as provided in section 41-1092.08, subsection H, a final decision of the commissioner may be appealed to the superior court in Maricopa county pursuant to title 12, chapter 7, article 6. B. If the superior court declares an appealing party indigent, on appeal the depart…

A. The commissioner may file a complaint for a violation of this chapter before a court of competent jurisdiction and may in person or by his deputies, assistants or counsel assist in the prosecution of the complaint. The county attorney of any county in which a violation occurs …

A. Any licensee who is subject to the jurisdiction of the department and who has violated any provision of this chapter or any rule or order adopted or issued by the commissioner, who has deviated substantially from the provisions of a public report or who has engaged in any unla…

A. Every person who knowingly authorizes or directs any publication or any false statement or representation concerning any land, subdivision or membership camping contract offered for sale or lease, and every person who, with knowledge that any advertisement, pamphlet, prospectu…

It is unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale cemetery property under any promise that the cemetery property sold or offered for sale may be resold at a profit. The conveyance of cemetery property pursuant to a sale in violation of this section is void.

A. It is unlawful for any licensed broker in this state to employ or compensate, directly or indirectly, any person for performing any of the acts within the scope of this chapter if the person is not also a licensed broker in this state, or a salesperson licensed under the broke…

It is unlawful for a licensed real estate broker or salesperson to assist a subdivider or agent of such subdivider in the offer, sale or lease of a subdivision lot or parcel in violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted or order issued by the commissioner if t…

A. A person who acts as a broker or salesperson within the meaning of this chapter, or who advertises in a manner that indicates that the person is licensed as a broker or salesperson, without being licensed as prescribed by this chapter is guilty of a class 6 felony. B. A person…

A. While incarcerated a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter shall not perform acts that require a license under this chapter. B. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 6 felony.

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Property management firm" means any corporation, partnership or limited liability company licensed pursuant to section 32-2125, subsection A or a designated broker that by written agreement, manages rental property or pr…

This article supersedes all provisions of law and rules that relate to property management.

A. A property management firm shall write property management agreements in clear, unambiguous language, and the property management agreements: 1. Shall: (a) State all material terms and conditions of the property management firm's services, obligations, duties and responsibilit…

A. All property management accounts shall be designated as trust accounts on the broker's records. B. A broker's trust account is required for all of the owner's monies, except if the owner directs the broker to deposit the monies directly into the owner's account. The broker sha…

A. Property management firms shall keep a residential rental agreement, including any lease amendments and addenda, and related residential rental agreement documents for one year after the expiration of the rental agreement or until the rental agreement and related documents are…

A. Notwithstanding sections 32-2155, 32-2163 and 32-2165 or any other provision of this chapter, a property management firm or a property owner may: 1. Pay a finder fee to an unlicensed person who is a tenant in an apartment complex managed by the firm or owned by the owner. 2. A…

A. Before offering subdivided lands for sale or lease, the subdivider shall notify the commissioner in writing of the subdivider's intention. The notice shall contain: 1. The name and address of the owner. If the holder of any ownership interest in the land is other than an indiv…

A. The commissioner may in his discretion by special order exempt from any one or all of the provisions of this article certain subdivided lands or fractional interests therein upon written petition and upon a showing by the petitioner, satisfactory to the commissioner, that comp…

A. The following are exempt under this article: 1. The sale or lease in bulk of six or more lots, parcels or fractional interests to one buyer in one transaction. 2. The sale or lease of lots or parcels of one hundred sixty acres or more. B. The following are exempt from section …

A. The notice of intent required by section 32-2181, subsection A or section 32-2195, subsection B and the issuance of a public report required by section 32-2183, subsection A or section 32-2195.03, subsection A are not required for any party to enter into a lot reservation on p…

A. The commissioner shall examine any subdivision offered for sale or lease and shall make public his findings. The total cost of travel and subsistence expenses incurred by the department in the examination, in addition to the initial filing fee provided for in this section, sha…

A. On examination of a subdivision, the commissioner, unless there are grounds for denial, shall issue to the subdivider a public report authorizing the sale or lease in this state of the lots, parcels or fractional interests within the subdivision. The report shall contain the d…

A. Within ten days after request by the commissioner, the subdivider shall file with the commissioner a copy of any advertising material used in connection with sales of the subdivided lands. B. No advertising, communication or sales literature of any kind, including oral stateme…

A. Whenever the commissioner issues a cease and desist order, obtains a court order enjoining further sales, issues an order of prohibition or suspends approval of a subdivision, the action shall be recorded in the book of deeds in the office of the county recorder in any county …

A. When any part of the notice of intention filed pursuant to section 32-2181 contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits a material fact required to be stated in such notice, the subdivider or agent shall be liable as provided in this section to any person who acqui…

A. In addition to any other fees assessed under this chapter, any subdivider prior to the sale or lease of any existing unimproved lots or parcels and any subdivider who is subsequently required to give notice under section 32-2181 or 32-2195 or who petitions for exemption under …

A. Any public report that is issued after December 31, 2004 pursuant to section 32-2183 or 32-2195.03 and that is applicable to property located under a military training route, as delineated in the military training route map prepared by the state land department pursuant to sec…

A. Any public report that is issued after December 31, 2006 pursuant to section 32-2183 or 32-2195.03 and that is applicable to property located under restricted air space, as delineated in the restricted air space map prepared by the state land department pursuant to section 37-…

A. It is unlawful for any subdivider, after submitting to the commissioner the plan under which a subdivision is to be offered for sale or lease, and securing his approval, to change the plan materially or to continue to offer lots or parcels within the subdivision for sale or le…

It is unlawful to sell to any purchaser any subdivision lot or parcel that is subject to a blanket encumbrance, unless there is a provision in the blanket encumbrance, or in a valid supplementary agreement executed by the holder of the blanket encumbrance, enabling the purchaser …

A. It is unlawful for the owner, agent or subdivider of subdivided lands to sell or offer to sell unimproved lots or parcels within a subdivision unless the sale complies with one of the following: 1. Execution, delivery and recording of a deed in good and sufficient form conveyi…

A. No subdivided land may be sold without provision for permanent access to the land over terrain which may be traversed by conventional motor vehicle unless such provision is waived by the commissioner. B. Any sale of subdivided land which is without permanent access is rescinda…

All fees and earned expense collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the state general fund unless otherwise prescribed by law.

All agreements and contracts for the purchase or lease of subdivided land from a subdivider, owner or agent shall clearly and conspicuously disclose, in accordance with regulations adopted by the commissioner, the nature of the document, the purchaser's right to receive a copy of…

The commissioner shall not be denied jurisdiction over any person subject to the provisions of this article because of similar jurisdiction over such person by any other agency or the applicability to such person of any regulation prescribed pursuant to any other provision of law…

Each purchaser of subdivided land under a contract as defined in section 33-741 shall be provided with a copy in recordable form of the contract on its execution by the purchaser and seller.

A. A subdivider or agent who is subject to the jurisdiction of the department, who violates this chapter or any rule adopted or order issued by the commissioner or who engages in any unlawful practices defined in section 44-1522 with respect to the sale or lease of subdivided lan…

A. The commissioner shall establish and maintain a real estate recovery fund for the benefit of any person aggrieved by any act, representation, transaction or conduct of a licensed real estate or cemetery broker or real estate or cemetery salesperson that violates this chapter o…

A. In addition to any other fees, payments shall be made to the real estate recovery fund on application by any person, as follows: 1. For an original real estate or cemetery broker's license, twenty dollars. 2. For an original real estate or cemetery salesperson's license, ten d…

A. An action for a judgment that subsequently results in an order for payment from the real estate recovery fund shall not be started later than five years from the accrual of the cause of action. B. If an aggrieved person commences an action for a judgment that may result in an …

A. Within the same time prescribed by section 32-2188, subsection C for applying for payment from the real estate recovery fund, an aggrieved party who applies for payment shall serve notice of the claim on the judgment debtor, together with a copy of the application. The notice …

A. If the commissioner determines that a claimant’s application fails to comply substantially with the requirements of section 32-2188 or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, the commissioner, within thirty calendar days after receiving the application, shall mail an itemized …

In considering and investigating an application, the department may use all appropriate means of investigation and discovery that are available pursuant to this chapter.

A. The commissioner shall make a final written decision and order on a claim within ninety calendar days after receiving a completed application except in the following cases: 1. A proration hearing is pending under section 32-2188, subsection H. 2. An application is deficient or…

A. A claimant whose application is denied pursuant to section 32-2188.04 may file within six months after receiving notice of a denial of the claim a verified application in the court in which judgment was entered in the claimant's favor for an order directing payment out of the …

A. The sums received by the commissioner pursuant to any provisions of this article shall be deposited, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in the real estate recovery fund and shall be held by the commissioner in trust for carrying out the purposes of this article. B. On not…