The inspection period in Arizona residential contracts is typically:
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3 days
Three days is far too short a period to realistically schedule and complete multiple professional inspections in Arizona's real estate market, and it does not reflect the AAR contract's standard inspection period.
10 days
30 days
Thirty days would be an unusually long inspection period that would create excessive uncertainty for sellers and is not the standard timeframe specified in the AAR Residential Resale Purchase Contract.
No standard period
While parties can negotiate a different inspection period, the AAR contract does establish a standard default period of 10 days, so stating 'no standard period' is factually incorrect in the context of Arizona's dominant contract form.
Why is this correct?
The AAR Residential Resale Purchase Contract, which is the dominant standard form used in Arizona residential transactions, specifies a 10-day inspection period as the default timeframe during which the buyer may conduct all desired inspections and investigations. This period begins upon contract acceptance and gives the buyer the unilateral right to cancel for any reason discovered during inspection, making it one of the most buyer-protective provisions in the contract. The 10-day standard is widely tested on the Arizona real estate exam because it is a specific, memorizable figure embedded in the state's dominant contract form.
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