SLUM PROPERTY
Mesa City Code § 8-6-18
in effect8-6-18: - SLUM PROPERTY
(A) Slum property designation: (5124, 5480)
1. The City Manager, or designee, is authorized to designate residential rental property as a slum property consistent with and pursuant to the provisions of A.R.S. Title 33, Chapter 17, Article 1. (5124, 5480)
2. Notice of slum property designation shall be provided to all owners and lien holders of the affected property. Such notice shall inform of the designation, the reason or reasons for the designation, and the procedure to appeal the designation. The effective date and manner of service shall be as described in Section 8-6-8(H). (5124, 5480)
3. The City may record the notice of slum property designation with the County Recorder. A recorded notice shall run with the land. Failure to record a notice shall not affect the validity of the notice as to persons who receive the notice. (5124, 5480)
(B) Assessment and liens: (5124, 5480)
1. The City Manager, or designee, is authorized to impose civil penalties, assessments and liens pursuant to the provisions of A.R.S. Title 33, Chapter 17, Article 1. (5124, 5480)
2. Notice of a civil penalty, assessment or lien shall be provided to all owners and lien holders of the affected property. Such notice shall inform of the amount of the assessment or lien, the reason for the assessment or lien, and the procedure to appeal the assessment or lien. The effective date and manner of service shall be as described in Section 8-6-8(H). (5124, 5480)
3. The City may record an assessment or lien with the County Recorder or the Department of Transportation, if the lien is for a rental mobile home or a recreational vehicle not owned by a landlord. A recorded assessment shall run with the land. Failure to record an assessment or lien shall not affect the validity of the assessment or lien as to persons who have notice thereof. The City shall release the assessment or lien upon receipt of payment. (5124, 5480)
4. In the event that it is necessary to enforce an assessment or lien by sale, the sale shall be made from a judgment of foreclosure and order of sale. The City shall have the right to enforce an assessment or lien in the Superior Court, at any time after recording, but failure to enforce an assessment or lien shall not affect its validity. The recorded assessment or lien shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of all matters recited therein, and of the regularity of all proceedings prior to the recording. Prior assessments or liens for the purposes provided for in this ordinance shall not be a bar to subsequent assessments or liens, and any number of liens or assessments on the same property may be enforced in the same action. (5124, 5480)
(C) Appeals: (5124)
1. Appeals from designations as a slum property or assessments by the City Manager or designee as set forth in Section 8-6-18(A) and (B) shall be submitted to the office of the Zoning Administrator in the manner set forth in Section 11-77-4 of the Mesa City Code. Said appeals shall be in writing and shall contain: (5124, 5480)
(a) A heading in the words: "Before the Zoning Administrator…" (5124, 5480)
(b) A caption reading: "Appeal of…," giving the names of all appellants participating in the appeal. (5124, 5480)
(c) A brief statement setting forth the legal interest of each of the appellants in the building or land involved in the notice and order. (5124, 5480)
(d) A brief statement in ordinary and concise language of the specific order or action protested, together with any material facts claimed to support the contentions of the appellant. (5124, 5480)
(e) A brief statement in ordinary and concise language of the relief sought and the reasons why it is claimed the protested order or action should be reversed, modified, or otherwise set aside. (5124, 5480)
(f) The signatures of all parties named as appellants and their official mailing addresses. (5124, 5480)
(g) The verification (by declaration under penalty of perjury) of at least one appellant as to the truth of the matters stated in the appeal. (5124, 5480)
2. All applications shall be accompanied by a fee in accordance with the Development Services Fee Schedule. (5124, 5480)
3. The appeal shall be filed within 30 calendar days from the date of the service of such order or action of the designation of a slum. (5124, 5480)
4. Appeals to decisions of the Zoning Administrator may be filed with the Board of Adjustment in accordance with Section 11-77-4 of the Mesa City Code. (5124, 5480)
Source: City of Mesa, Arizona, Mesa City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/az/mesa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT8HESAEN_CH6PUNUPRMANEPRANRE_ARTIIIEN_8-6-18SLPRFetched: 11/1/2026