Can a landlord charge late fees in Arizona?

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Yes. In a standard Arizona residential tenancy, a landlord may charge a late fee so long as the fee is reasonable and is set forth in a written rental agreement, and before any special detainer (eviction) action for nonpayment is filed, the tenant can reinstate the rental agreement by tendering all past-due and unpaid periodic rent plus that reasonable late fee . If the eviction action has already been filed, reinstatement instead requires payment of all past-due rent, the reasonable late fees set forth in the written rental agreement, attorney fees, and court costs, and once judgment is entered for the landlord, any reinstatement is solely in the landlord's discretion . Arizona's Mobile Home Parks Act sets its own statutory late-fee cap for that different tenancy type .