Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-1101 (2026)

Parties; claim; service on attorney general

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12-1101. Parties; claim; service on attorney general

A. An action to determine and quiet title to real property may be brought by any one having or claiming an interest therein, whether in or out of possession, against any person or the state when such person or the state claims an estate or interest in the real property which is adverse to the party bringing the action.

B. When the state is made defendant a copy of the summons and complaint shall be served upon the attorney general.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 45 cases (14 in the last 5 years), 1956–2026 · leading case: Dabrowski v. Bartlett, 442 P.3d 811 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019).

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Dabrowski v. Bartlett, 442 P.3d 811 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “¶16 The Dabrowskis initially brought an action for quiet title under A.R.S. § 12-1101(A): An action to determine and quiet title to real property may be brought by any one having or claiming an interest therein, whether in or out of possession, against any person .”

Steinberger v. McVey, 318 P.3d 419 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “Count Three: Quiet Title ¶ 63 Steinberger bases her quiet title claim on A.R.S. § 12-1101, which provides that a person having or claiming an interest in real property may bring an action to quiet title to that property “against any person .”

State v. Mabery Ranch, Co., L.L.C., 165 P.3d 211 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “§ 33-420(B) & A.R.S. §§ 12-1101 to -1104 (2003) (“Action to Quiet Title”).”

Cypress on Sunland Homeowners Ass'n v. Orlandini, 257 P.3d 1168 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “The Quiet Title Action ¶ 9 On September 22, 2008, a few days before Orlandini purchased the property, Ja-coby filed a complaint to quiet title to the property pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-1101(2003). He named the Bank as a defendant and claimed that its interest in the property had…”

Land Dep't v. O'Toole, 739 P.2d 1360 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 4× “Johnson-Stewart-Johnson Mining Company and other landowners on the Agua Fria River in Maricopa County (collectively Johnson) also intervened as plaintiffs suing the State to quiet title, pursuant to the quiet title act, A.R.S. §§ 12-1101 through -1104. In accordance with §…”

Rogers v. Bd. of Regents of the Univ. of Arizona, 311 P.3d 1075 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “The quiet title action is codified in A.R.S. § 12-1101 and can be brought against any person or the state when either claims an interest in real property.”

Cook v. Town of Pinetop-Lakeside, 303 P.3d 67 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “¶ 13 In Arizona, the quiet title action is codified in AR.S. § 12-1101 (2003), which provides that an action to “quiet title to real property may be brought .”

Silving v. Wells Fargo Bank, Na, 800 F. Supp. 2d 1055 (D. Ariz. 2011). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 12-1101(A). Moreover, a title holder may have a superior claim to title as to one party and an inferior claim as to another.”

Lavidas v. Smith, 987 P.2d 212 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “It was the understanding reached orally between the parties that [the Lavidases] would pay the costs of the preparation of the deeds to accomplish the voluntary partition, and that [Smith] would pay the real property taxes then due on the primary parcel.”

Kay v. Biggs, 475 P.2d 1 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1970). · cites it 3× “There is no additional affidavit detailing the length of trial or post-trial efforts in preparing and protecting the judgment, although the court could take judicial knowledge of that.”

Marshall v. Superior Court, Maricopa Cty., 641 P.2d 867 (Ariz. 1982). · cites it 2× “§ 12-1101(A) provides that an action to quiet title may be brought against “any person or the state when such person or the state claims an estate or interest in the real property which is adverse to the party bringing the action.” By § 12-1102, it is required only that the…”

Chantler v. Wood, 430 P.2d 713 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1967). · cites it 2× “We turn now to the contention of appellants that the plaintiffs improperly joined the two causes of action and cannot recover in the quiet title feature of this action in that they could not successfully prove title in themselves. We believe the two actions are properly brought…”

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— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-1101(2003) — 2 cases

Cypress on Sunland Homeowners Ass'n v. Orlandini, 257 P.3d 1168 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011). “The Quiet Title Action ¶ 9 On September 22, 2008, a few days before Orlandini purchased the property, Ja-coby filed a complaint to quiet title to the property pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-1101(2003). He named the Bank as a defendant and claimed that its interest in the property had…”

Cypress on Sunland Homeowners, Ass'n. v. Orlandini, 257 P.3d 1168 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011).

— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-1101(A) — 17 cases

Dabrowski v. Bartlett, 442 P.3d 811 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019). “¶16 The Dabrowskis initially brought an action for quiet title under A.R.S. § 12-1101(A): An action to determine and quiet title to real property may be brought by any one having or claiming an interest therein, whether in or out of possession, against any person .”

Silving v. Wells Fargo Bank, Na, 800 F. Supp. 2d 1055 (D. Ariz. 2011). “A.R.S. § 12-1101(A). Moreover, a title holder may have a superior claim to title as to one party and an inferior claim as to another.”

Marshall v. Superior Court, Maricopa Cty., 641 P.2d 867 (Ariz. 1982). “§ 12-1101(A) provides that an action to quiet title may be brought against “any person or the state when such person or the state claims an estate or interest in the real property which is adverse to the party bringing the action.” By § 12-1102, it is required only that the…”

Cook v. Grebe, 429 P.3d 1161 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018).

Dominguez v. rowland/vandermeer (Ariz. Ct. App. 2026).

— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-1101(B) — 1 case

Land Dep't v. O'Toole, 739 P.2d 1360 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1987). “Johnson-Stewart-Johnson Mining Company and other landowners on the Agua Fria River in Maricopa County (collectively Johnson) also intervened as plaintiffs suing the State to quiet title, pursuant to the quiet title act, A.R.S. §§ 12-1101 through -1104. In accordance with §…”

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