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Arizona · A.R.S. §32-2183Arizona subdivision public report: what a new-home buyer must receive

Before a subdivider sells or leases lots, parcels or fractional interests in an Arizona subdivision, the real estate commissioner examines the subdivision and issues a public report authorizing the sale, with the data the subdivider filed and anything else the commissioner finds necessary (A.R.S. §32-2183(A)). Unless an exemption applies, a sale or lease made before the public report is issued – or without delivering the public report to the buyer – is rescindable by the buyer, who has three years after signing the purchase agreement to sue to rescind; the winner gets reasonable attorney fees (§32-2183(I)). Inside an active management area the commissioner won't issue a public report unless the subdivider holds a certificate of assured water supply from the director of water resources (§32-2183(G)). A subdivider's print or internet ad for a specific lot states that a public report is available on the state real estate department's website (§32-2183(J)).

The rules

  1. 1. Report first (§32-2183(A), (I))

    No sale or lease of subdivision lots before the commissioner's public report.

  2. 2. Rescission (§32-2183(I))

    Sale before the report, or without delivering it, is rescindable for three years.

  3. 3. Water (§32-2183(G))

    In an active management area, a certificate of assured water supply first.

  4. 4. Ads (§32-2183(J))

    Ads for a specific lot say the report is on the department's website.

What the TC can do

  • On a new-home purchase from a builder, get the buyer's signed receipt for the public report into the deal file.
  • Note the purchase agreement's signing date – the three-year rescission window runs from it.

Questions about Arizona public reports

What happens if an Arizona builder didn't give me the public report?

Unless the sale is exempt, failing to deliver the public report makes the sale rescindable by the buyer, who has three years after signing the purchase agreement to bring the action (A.R.S. §32-2183(I)).

Does an Arizona subdivision need proof of water before lots are sold?

Inside an active management area, yes – the commissioner denies the public report unless the subdivider has a certificate of assured water supply (A.R.S. §32-2183(G)).

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Source: A.R.S. §32-2183 (azleg.gov, read October 28, 2026).

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