My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Arizona.
I need to know how much time I have to file the following charges. I am in the process of moving with my elderly Alzheimer's mother across country; my landlord knew this and the difficulty I would have responding to her fraud quickly.
I need to file a complaint against her for: (1) withholding complete security deposit ($3400) for damages I reported and documented at move-in and after being cleared by realtor during end-of-lease walk-through, and (2) keeping utilities in my name after reporting to me in writing that she had put them in hers. I discovered she lied when I kept receiving bills, and utility companies denied she contacted them, despite her documented statement to me. I was eventually able to close all accounts, but not after paying several hundred dollars in utility charges for her utility use. (3) fraudulent and defamatory statements in withholding the deposit, as she KNEW based on move-in documentation that the damages she charged me for were pre-existing, and (4) scamming my mother, taking advantage of her fragile state.
The landlord is in the midst of litigation with her wealthy ex-boyfriend with whom she used to live (he is suing her for absconding with his property); she verbalized to me and our neighbors how desperate she is for money. (She is unemployed and no longer supported by her wealthy ex.)
Please, I need to know how much time I have to seek justice.

