Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against the owners and operators of Arizuma Country Estates connected to a five-week power outage during the summer of 2024.
The community is home to residents living in recreational vehicles and park model homes. The power outage started after an overloaded electrical panel caught fire on July 22, 2024, and “then persisted during one of the hottest periods of the year, exposing the affected residents to dangerous and inadequate living conditions,” according to a release from the AG’s office.“This case is an alarming example of a park owners’ indifference to the health and safety of their residents,” Mayes said in the release.
“At a time when our state routinely faces record-breaking summer heat, landlords must be vigilant about their internal electrical systems. And most importantly, landlords cannot ignore their duty to provide alternative electricity especially when their own neglect has caused them to violate their contractual and statutory obligations to provide reliable electricity.”The state alleges the defendants violated the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act by contracting with tenants under false pretenses and omitting material information about the unreliability of the electrical system…