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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-1102 (2026)

Complaint

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The complaint shall:

1. Be under oath.

2. Set forth generally the nature and extent of plaintiff's estate.

3. Describe the premises.

4. State that plaintiff is credibly informed and believes defendant makes some claim adverse to plaintiff. When the state is made defendant, the complaint shall set forth with particularity or on information or belief the claim of the state adverse to plaintiff.

5. Pray for establishment of plaintiff's estate and that defendant be barred and forever estopped from having or claiming any right or title to the premises adverse to plaintiff.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1959–2024 · leading case: Fleischman v. Protect Our City, 153 P.3d 1035 (Ariz. 2007).
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Fleischman v. Protect Our City, 153 P.3d 1035 (Ariz. 2007). · cites it 6× “XV, § 3(D); Code § 12-1102(a)(2). The supplemental signatures must be filed within ten days of the filing of the certificate of insufficiency.”
Rogers v. Bd. of Regents of the Univ. of Arizona, 311 P.3d 1075 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “Unlike a claim to recover damages resulting from injury, a plaintiff in a quiet title action asks that the “defendant be barred and forever estopped from having or claiming any right or title to the premises adverse to plaintiff.”
Cook v. Town of Pinetop-Lakeside, 303 P.3d 67 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “” A quiet title action seeks a judicial determination of adverse claims in order to clear the title of disputed property. 74 C.J.S. Quieting Title § 1 (2013).”
Land Dep't v. O'Toole, 739 P.2d 1360 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 12-1102(4) provides: When the state is made defendant, the complaint shall set forth with particularity or on information or belief the claim of the state adverse to plaintiff.”
Perez v. Tomberlin, 340 P.2d 982 (Ariz. 1959). · cites it 2× “Plaintiff’s complaint appears to state a good claim for relief under A.R.S. § 12-1102, governing quiet title actions.”
Marshall v. Superior Court, Maricopa Cty., 641 P.2d 867 (Ariz. 1982). “” By § 12-1102, it is required only that the complaint be made under oath, that it describe “generally” the nature of plaintiff’s estate, describe the premises, and that it state that “plaintiff is credibly informed and believes defendant makes some claim adverse to plaintiff.”
Read v. City of Scottsdale, 489 P.2d 1204 (Ariz. 1971). · cites it 2× “- The complaint in Read’s 1959 quiet title suit 1 contained all of the requisites enumerated in the existing statute, A.R.S. § 12-1102 (1956), but did not mention the encumbrance upon the 33-foot strip.”
Velazquez v. Fmz (Ariz. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “1 See A.R.S. § 12-1102(5). But title owners are not time-barred from raising a quiet title action.”
Nguyen v. Nguyen (Ariz. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “On appeal, Quy and Ahn argue they did not waive the defense because A.R.S. § 12-1102 requires a verified complaint.”
Sanders v. Tirello (D. Ariz. 2020). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 12-1102; Lavidas v. Smith, 987 P.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-1102(4) — 1 case
Land Dep't v. O'Toole, 739 P.2d 1360 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1987). “A.R.S. § 12-1102(4) provides: When the state is made defendant, the complaint shall set forth with particularity or on information or belief the claim of the state adverse to plaintiff.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-1102(5) — 3 cases
Rogers v. Bd. of Regents of the Univ. of Arizona, 311 P.3d 1075 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2013). “Unlike a claim to recover damages resulting from injury, a plaintiff in a quiet title action asks that the “defendant be barred and forever estopped from having or claiming any right or title to the premises adverse to plaintiff.”
Cook v. Town of Pinetop-Lakeside, 303 P.3d 67 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2013). “” A quiet title action seeks a judicial determination of adverse claims in order to clear the title of disputed property. 74 C.J.S. Quieting Title § 1 (2013).”
Velazquez v. Fmz (Ariz. Ct. App. 2023). “1 See A.R.S. § 12-1102(5). But title owners are not time-barred from raising a quiet title action.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-1102(a)(2) — 1 case
Fleischman v. Protect Our City, 153 P.3d 1035 (Ariz. 2007). “XV, § 3(D); Code § 12-1102(a)(2). The supplemental signatures must be filed within ten days of the filing of the certificate of insufficiency.”
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