If the landlord unlawfully removes or excludes the tenant from the premises or wilfully diminishes services to the tenant by interrupting or causing the interruption of electric, gas, water or other essential service to the tenant, the tenant may recover possession or terminate the rental agreement and, in either case, recover an amount not more than two months' periodic rent or twice the actual damages sustained by him, whichever is greater. If the rental agreement is terminated the landlord shall return all security recoverable under section 33-1321.
A.R.S. § 33-1367
Tenant's remedies for landlord's unlawful ouster, exclusion or diminution of services
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 22 Cal. 3d 388 - Hale v. Morgan (1978)
Most recently applied in Thomas v. Goudreault (October 1989)
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Official source: Arizona State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Arizona statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.