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Under Arizona's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, a tenant who exercises their legal right to repair-and-deduct for a habitability issue must first:

AFile a complaint with the Arizona Department of Housing and wait for an inspector to formally confirm the habitability violation
BProvide written notice to the landlord and allow a reasonable time (5 days for emergency, 10 days normally) to make repairsCorrect
CSubmit a written repair-and-deduct request to the ADRE and receive written authorization before contacting any contractor
DObtain at least three licensed contractor bids and present them to the landlord for selection before proceeding

Why Provide written notice to the landlord and allow a reasonable time (5 days for emergency, 10 days normally) to make repairs Is Correct

Answer B: Provide written notice to the landlord and allow a reasonable time (5 days for emergency, 10 days normally) to make repairs

Arizona's repair-and-deduct remedy (A.R.

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