State guide
Arizona
Arizona does not publish a statewide online contaminated-property registry page like Alaska’s, but state law requires notice, posting, remediation, and written buyer or tenant disclosure until remediation is complete. The Arizona State Board of Technical Registration regulates drug laboratory site remediation firms, and county health departments must receive the original notice of removal.
Checked against official sources on October 4, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.
- Contaminated property list
- No separate statewide online registry of meth-contaminated properties was found on current official Arizona pages I searched; A.R.S. § 12-1000 instead requires public documents to be maintained and made available on request.
- Seller and landlord disclosure
- Until remediation is complete, Arizona law requires written notice to buyers, prospective tenants, and room customers that methamphetamine, ecstasy, or LSD was manufactured on the property or that an arrest was made there.
- Cleanup standard
- Not published by an official source we could verify. Ask the office.
- Certified decontamination contractors
- Official page →
- State program
- Arizona State Board of Technical Registration; ADEQ enforces the remediation rules when ADEQ remediates properties under A.R.S. § 49-927.
Official resources in Arizona
Official Arizona Legislature page with notice, remediation, and buyer/tenant disclosure requirements for clandestine drug laboratories.
Gateway to the Board’s licensed professional and business search and other public information.
Explains that the Board’s online registry is used to verify whether an individual or business is registered.
Official Arizona Administrative Code table of contents showing 4 A.A.C. 30, Board of Technical Registration, current through Supp. 24-1.
Provides Board contact information for licensing and public inquiries.
Key facts for Arizona
- A peace officer must send a notice of removal within two business days to the owner, county health department, local fire department, and State Board of Technical Registration.
- The property owner must remediate the residually contaminated property within twelve months after the notice of removal using a registered drug laboratory site remediation firm.
- Until remediation is complete, sellers must give written notice to buyers, and buyers may cancel within five days after receiving the notice.
- Until remediation is complete, landlords must notify prospective tenants in writing, and the notice must be attached to the rental agreement.
- After remediation, the remediation firm must issue a document stating the property has been remediated and send it to listed agencies and persons within twenty-four hours.
- The Board’s online registry is the public tool to verify whether an individual or business is registered.
Local meth property programs in Arizona
| Program | city | phone | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State Board of Technical Registration Maricopa | Phoenix | (602) 364-4930 | State regulator for drug laboratory site remediation firms and the Board contact listed for public questions. |
| Arizona Board of Technical Registration Online Registry Maricopa | Phoenix | (602) 364-4930 | Public tool to verify whether an individual or business is registered with the Board. |
* Not published: the official page doesn't list it. Call the office to confirm before you rely on it.
What to do next
- Ask for the notice of removal and the remediation completion document if a property may have been a clandestine drug lab.
- Verify the remediation company or supervising registrant in the Arizona Board of Technical Registration online registry before hiring.
- Because county health departments receive the notice of removal by statute, ask the county health department whether it has public documents for the address.
Not seeing your program or county?
Not every program publishes its rules online. Try these, in order:
- General Start with the statewide information above.
- Closest verified Nearest places where we have verified local data outside this state (distance from Arizona's population center, for comparison only):
- Southern Nevada Health District Appendices, Nevada · about 265 miles
- Utah County Health Department Environmental Health, Utah · about 481 miles
- Salt Lake County Health Department, Utah · about 517 miles
- Call to confirm Ask the official office.Arizona Board of Technical Registration Home
Website →Phone: (602) 364-4930 (as listed on that page, checked Oct 4, 2026)Your city or county office: Local governments →Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the Arizona page on USA.gov can point you to the right office. - Know the current info? Tell us with a link to the official page.