Landlords are obligated to timely file a Satisfaction of Judgment if and when the Tenant pays the judgment in full. However, HB2244 amended ARS 12-1567 and 22-247. Tenants may request that satisfaction of judgment be entered by filing a motion in the Court where the eviction action was heard. The Landlord has 15 days to respond. Failure to respond may result in the court satisfying the judgment and sealing the eviction record. The Tenant may prove they paid the judgment by filing an affidavit of payment or submitting other proof of payment.
It is important for landlords to pay attention to motions coming from tenants requesting satisfaction of judgment. If the tenant has paid the judgment, the landlord should file a satisfaction of judgment. If the tenant has not, however, paid the judgment a response indicating that the judgment has not been paid must be filed quickly to protect and keep the judgment in place.