Arizona · A.R.S. §36-1681Arizona pool safety notice: what a seller of a home with a pool hands the buyer

A person who agrees to build a swimming pool, or to sell, rent or lease a dwelling with a swimming pool or other contained body of water, must give the buyer, lessee or renter a notice explaining safety education and the responsibilities of pool ownership, as approved by the Arizona Department of Health Services (A.R.S. §36-1681(E)). The state barrier standard applies to a pool or contained body of water 18 inches or more deep and wider than eight feet that is intended for swimming (§36-1681(A)): an enclosure at least five feet high with no openings a four-inch sphere can pass through, no climbable handholds or footholds outside, at least 20 inches from the water, and gates that are self-closing and self-latching and open outward from the pool (§36-1681(B)). Where the house forms part of the enclosure, there must instead be a four-foot barrier between house and pool, a motorized safety cover, self-latching doors with window latches or screens, or an aboveground pool with four-foot non-climbable sides (§36-1681(C)). The standard doesn't apply to, among others, pools or barriers built before the article took effect, cities and counties with their own ordinance that is equal or stricter, and a residence where all residents are at least six years old (§36-1681(D)). A violation is a petty offense, with no fine if the barrier is brought to standard within 45 days of the citation and a pool safety course is attended (§36-1681(F)).