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Arizona's post-storm roofing contract statute

Arizona writes its storm rules into the contractor licensing chapter. A.R.S. 32-1158.02 (Arizona Legislature, as of October 2026) applies when a licensed contractor contracts to repair or replace a residential roof damaged directly by a catastrophic storm in an area an insurer has designated, and the buyer lives in the home or plans to.

The section requires these terms in the contract:

• A bold statement that the owner may cancel within 72 hours after the insurer denies the claim.
• A second bold statement that the owner may cancel for any reason within four business days after signing.
• A repair estimate that describes the damage and its location, gives the square footage for roof work, says whether the roof was physically accessed, and says the contractor made no promise of coverage.
• A down payment of no more than half the contract.

Once a claim is submitted, the contractor may not promise or pay the deductible, may not start work until the insurer approves or denies the claim (except work to prevent further loss), and may not act as the owner's adjuster. A violation is grounds for license suspension or revocation. The state licensing requirement and Arizona's home solicitation rule are on leads in Arizona.

Arizona hail and storm declaration counts

The NOAA Storm Events 2025 details file contains 57 Arizona records with event type Hail.

No Arizona major disaster for severe storms, tornadoes or a hurricane was declared from January 1, 2023 through October 7, 2026 in FEMA's Disaster Declarations Summaries. The count is zero.

How these were counted: each hail record is one 2025 Storm Events entry typed "Hail" for one county or forecast zone, so a single storm can add several. The FEMA count includes only distinct state major disaster declarations whose incident type or title is a severe storm, tornado or hurricane, and it excludes severe winter storms.