Proposed Arizona Housing Bills

HB 2644 – Affordable Housing Tax Credit

  • Reinstates a state affordable housing tax credit that previously expired.
  • Intended to incentivize developers to build or rehabilitate affordable housing.
  • Mechanism: tax relief to offset development costs.

HB 2711 – Housing Trust Fund Expansion

  • Increases state investment in the Arizona Housing Trust Fund.
  • Funds are typically used for affordable housing projects, gap financing, and assistance programs.
  • Direct public funding approach rather than regulatory reform.

HB 2710 – Limits on Evictions

  • Narrows the legally permitted reasons a landlord can evict a tenant.
  • Reduces owner discretion in terminating tenancies.
  • Increases regulatory constraints on rental property operations.

Housing Acceleration Fund (Governor Proposal)

  • Creates a new state fund aimed at speeding up housing development.
  • Goal is to reduce bottlenecks that slow housing production.
  • Details are still conceptual, but focus is supply-side acceleration.

HB 2383 – School Land for Housing

  • Allows school districts to lease unused or underutilized land for housing development.
  • Converts public land assets into potential housing supply.
  • Could support workforce or mixed-income housing near schools.

HB 2588 – HOA Mandate Prohibition

  • Prohibits cities from requiring new developments to form homeowners associations.
  • Reduces ongoing ownership costs tied to mandatory HOAs.
  • Increases flexibility for developers and future homeowners.

HB 2926 – Workforce Housing Tax Relief & Permitting Reform

  • Reduces tax burden on workforce housing developments.
  • Streamlines permitting and approval processes.
  • Explicitly targets time delays and regulatory friction that increase build costs.

HB 2429 & HB 2430 – Short-Term Rental Regulation

  • Expands municipal authority over short-term rental rules.
  • Shifts control away from uniform statewide standards.
  • Increases local regulatory variability for STR owners.

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