ARIZONA STATUTES OF LIMITATION
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| Cause of Action | Limitation | Statute(Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann.)
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| Breach of Contract, Oral | 3 years | Section 12-543(1) |
| Breach of Contract, Written (executed within Arizona) | 6 years | Section 12-548 |
| Breach of Contract for Sale (under UCC) | 4 years | Section12-544(4)/Section 47-2725(A) |
| Breach of Fiduciary Duty | 2 years | Section 12-542Mohave Elec. Coop. v. Byers, 942 P.2d 451, 469 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1997) |
| Construction Defects | 8 years or 9 years if injury occurred during 8th year after substantial completion or latent defect not discovered until 8th year after substantial completion | Section 12-552(A) and (B) |
| Consumer Fraud | 1 year | Section 12-541(5)Murry v. Western Am. Mortgage Co., 604 P.2d 651, 654 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1979) |
| Conversion | 2 years | Section 12-542(5) |
| Forcible Entry and Detainer | 2 years | Section 12-542(6) |
| Foreclosure | 6 years | Section 33-816/Section 12-548 |
| Foreign Judgments | 4 years | Section 12-544(3) |
| Fraud/Mistake | 3 years | Section 12-543(3) |
| Libel/Slander | 1 year | Section 12-541(1) |
| MechanicsSection and MaterialmenSections Liens | 120 days after completion date or 60 days after recording notice of completion to claim lien6 months after lien is recorded to enforce lien | Section33-993(A)Section 33-998(A) |
| Negligence | 2 years | Section 12-542 |
| Negligent Misrepresentation | 2 years | Section 12-542Hullett v. Cousin, 63 P.3d 1029, 1034 (Ariz. 2003) |
| Property Damage | 2 years | Section 12-542 |
| Racketeering | 3 years from date the violation was discovered or should have been discovered with reasonable diligence or 10 years after events giving rise to cause of action, whichever is first | Section 13-2314.04(F) |
| Real Property Claims by Right of Possession | 2 years | Section 12-522 |
| Recovery of Real Property in Adverse Possession and Use by Possessor | 10 years | Section 12-526(A) |
| Recovery of Real Property in Adverse Possession and Use under Duly Recorded Deed with Possessor Paying Taxes | 5 years | Section 12-525(A) |
| Recovery of Real Property in Adverse Possession under Title or Color of Title | 3 years | Section 12-523(A) |
| Securities Registration Violations | 1 year | Section 44-2004(A) |
| Securities Fraud | 2 years | Section 44-2004(B) |
| Specific Performance of a Contract to Convey Real Property | 4 years | Section 12-546 |
| Wrongful Interference with Contract | 2 years | Section 12-542Clark v. Airesearch Mfg. Co., 673 P.2d 984, 987-88 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1983) |
| Catchall Provision(for actions other than for recovery of real property) | 4 years | Section 12-550 |