Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has been cracking down on landlords across the state, citing them for violations that she believes are harming tenants.

The owners of Desert Haven Mobile Home Park was next on her list.

The Attorney General visited the park to talk to Desert Haven residents and hear their concerns, after complaints of improper submetering at the parks made their way to her office.

"Many of them are experiencing rate increases for their utilities, water, and electricity that we think are possibly illegal," Mayes said.

Submetering is where a landlord is charged for utilities rather than the tenants.

The landlord then splits the bill between tenants, measuring their usage.

However, Mayes and her team investigated the park for wrongdoing, saying they found that tenants

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