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In Arizona, a surviving joint owner records the “Affidavit Evidencing Termination of Joint Tenancy”.

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Who may sign in Arizona: One or more of the surviving joint tenants.

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The “Affidavit Evidencing Termination of Joint Tenancy”: Title held in joint tenancy with right of survivorship vests in the survivor at the death. Arizona law lets one or more surviving joint tenants evidence the death by recording an affidavit with the death certificate attached. A surviving joint owner records it with the county recording office, and the prepared document is laid out for recording.

Who may sign, in the statute's words: One or more of the surviving joint tenants. The affidavit is sworn before a notary public, who completes the jurat.

It states: the name of the deceased joint tenant; the date of death of the deceased joint tenant; a description of the instrument by which the right of survivorship was created; the date that instrument was recorded and the county recorder's book and page or instrument reference number; the legal description of the real property affected by the affidavit; the cause of death of the deceased joint tenant. Attached when recorded: death certificate of the deceased joint tenant (An attached death certificate of the deceased joint tenant).

Recording is not a condition of the transfer: title passed at the death under the instrument.

No Arizona statute names an instrument for the beneficiary to record after the owner dies; the beneficiary deed transfers the interest effective on the death. The assessor mails notices to the owner's address until the beneficiary gives written notice with a certified copy of the death certificate.

The Affidavit of Death in Arizona

When a joint owner dies in Arizona, the land records still show the deceased owner. What a surviving joint owner records: the “Affidavit Evidencing Termination of Joint Tenancy”. What it does: Title held in joint tenancy with right of survivorship vests in the survivor at the death. Arizona law lets one or more surviving joint tenants evidence the death by recording an affidavit with the death certificate attached. It goes to the county recording office.

Who may sign, in the statute's words: One or more of the surviving joint tenants. The affidavit is sworn before a notary public, who completes the jurat.

What the statute has it state: the name of the deceased joint tenant; the date of death of the deceased joint tenant; a description of the instrument by which the right of survivorship was created, and 3 more.

Attached when recorded: death certificate of the deceased joint tenant (An attached death certificate of the deceased joint tenant).

Recording is not a condition of the transfer; title passed at the death under the instrument, and the affidavit puts the death on the record.

For a transfer on death deed: No Arizona statute names an instrument for the beneficiary to record after the owner dies; the beneficiary deed transfers the interest effective on the death. The assessor mails notices to the owner's address until the beneficiary gives written notice with a certified copy of the death certificate.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 26, 2026

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In Arizona, a surviving joint owner records the “Affidavit Evidencing Termination of Joint Tenancy”.

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The Affidavit of Death in Arizona

Who may sign, in the statute's words: One or more of the surviving joint tenants. The affidavit is sworn before a notary public, who completes the jurat.

Attached when recorded: death certificate of the deceased joint tenant (An attached death certificate of the deceased joint tenant).

Recording is not a condition of the transfer; title passed at the death under the instrument, and the affidavit puts the death on the record.

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