{"id":3018,"date":"2026-07-09T13:04:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=3018"},"modified":"2026-07-09T13:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:04:18","slug":"arizona-ag-gives-glendale-apartment-complex-until-friday-to-fix-air-conditioning-or-face-penalties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=3018","title":{"rendered":"Arizona AG gives Glendale apartment complex until Friday to fix air conditioning or face penalties"},"content":{"rendered":"
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GLENDALE, AZ \u2014 Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is giving a Glendale apartment complex until 5 p.m. Friday, July 10, to fix the air conditioning in every unit or face legal consequences.<\/p>\n

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In a demand letter dated July 8, Mayes called Spectra West Apartments’ failure to provide air conditioning “both unacceptable and unlawful.” The complex could face civil penalties of up to $10,000 per violation if it does not comply.<\/p>\n

Resident Javier Montes said he chose to live at Spectra West because of its proximity to his job.<\/p>\n

“The reason I decided to live here because my work is just down the street. So, it’s just a five-minute walk for me, and so it’s very convenient for me.”<\/p>\n

Montes said he has lived at the complex for about 4 months, but his entire building has been without air conditioning for the last week.<\/p>\n

“We were just trying to bathe like five, six, eight times a day just to stay cool. We had a hard time sleeping here. It took them that long to get us that portable AC,” Montes said.<\/p>\n

When management eventually distributed portable units, Montes said not everyone received one.<\/p>\n

“Not everybody, just a certain amount of people. They didn’t have enough AC…portable AC units,” Montes said.<\/p>\n

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Montes said residents brought their concerns to the front office, but nothing was done.<\/p>\n

“Everybody gets frustrated about it, and then we, talked to the front office about it, and they say they’ll get to it, but then they never do,” Montes said.<\/p>\n

He said he also spoke with neighbors who confirmed they had already complained about the issue.<\/p>\n

“I did talk to my neighbors about it. They said they already complained about it,” Montes said.<\/p>\n

Under Arizona law, landlords must provide rental units with fully operating cooling systems to make them safe.<\/p>\n

Asset Living, which owns Spectra West Apartments, did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

What renters should know if their air conditioning is broken:<\/b><\/p>\n