SB 1083

Overview

SB 1083 would require community associations to allow owners to install qualifying lighted home address devices, regardless of contrary provisions in the governing documents, so long as the devices meet specified emergency, visibility, and functionality standards. While the association may adopt reasonable placement and lighting rules, those rules must be carefully limited and cannot materially interfere with the device’s purpose, cost, efficiency, or use. Boards and management would need to review and likely revise architectural and lighting guidelines to ensure they do not impose indirect prohibitions or aesthetic barriers. The proposed bill, if passes, would significantly increase enforcement risk by mandating an award of attorneys’ fees and costs to a prevailing owner in any violation action (one-sided and does not authorize award to association if association prevails).

Key Changes

• Adding A.R.S. 33-1261.01 (condominiums) and A.R.S. 33-1816.01 (planned communities):
  • To prevent an association from prohibiting the installation or use of a lighted home address device that:
    • Provides a display of the house number;
    • Flashes when activated to signal the location of an emergency;
    • Is visible from the street; and
    • Has a low-light adjustment.
  • To allow an association to adopted reasonable rules regarding placement if the rules do not prevent the installation, defeat the purpose, impair the functioning, restrict the use, or adversely affect the cost of efficiency of the device;
  • To allow for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs to any party who substantially prevails in an action against an association’s board of directors for a violation of these new statutes.

Legislative Timeline

• March 5, 2026 – House Second Reading
• March 4, 2026 – House First Reading; Assigned to the House Government and Rules Committees
• February 12, 2026 – Passed the Senate on a 12-0-1 vote; Transmitted to House
• February 12, 2026 – Senate Third Reading
• February 3, 2026 – On the Senate Caucus Calendar
• February 2, 2026 – On the Senate Unanimous Consent Calendar, 1:10 p.m., which is used to bypass the Senate Committee of the Whole and move unamended bills to the Third Reading in order to expedite the legislative process; No Objections
• February 2, 2026 – On the agenda for the Senate Committee on Rules, 1:00 p.m.; Passed out of Committee with a “Proper for Consideration” vote
• January 28, 2026 – On the agenda for the Senate Committee on Government Meeting, 9:00 a.m.; Passed out of Committee with a “Do Pass” vote
• January 14, 2026 – Senate Second Reading
• January 12, 2026 – Introduced; Senate First Reading; Assigned to Government and Rules Committees

Impact

Overall, SB 1083 would limit the authority of community associations to regulate lighted home address devices, ensuring owners have the ability to install such devices for safety and emergency purposes while still allowing associations to enforce reasonable placement and lighting rules. Associations would also face potential legal and financial consequences for non-compliance