Since we launched the free, weekly Rent Check PHX newsletter in August 2025, we’ve published dozens of stories on all things renting in Phoenix.
Over time, some of our most useful guides have become buried in the archives. So I created this resource hub to bring them together in one place.
Whether you’re renting in Phoenix now, planning a move, or helping someone who is, this is a great resource to send their way. We’re got information on finding a new place, avoiding scams, knowing your rights, building community, and more.
If there are any guides or stories you want to see us take on, email me at jessicaswarner@couriernewsroom.com! I’ll keep adding to this list as we post new stuff.
Finding a new place/moving
- 5 ways to evaluate a neighborhood before signing a lease in Phoenix
- Best areas of metro Phoenix for young professionals
- What $1,500 in rent gets you in different parts of metro Phoenix
- Where to find rooms for rent in Phoenix (and how to avoid scams)
- The 4 best areas to rent in Phoenix if you don’t have a car
- Everything you need to know about living on Roosevelt Row
- Tips on how to avoid rental scams in Phoenix
- Everything you need to know about living in downtown Phoenix
- Time to move? Here’s how to find your next rental in Phoenix
- Renting a new place in Phoenix? Here’s how to throw a successful moving party
- Need help paying rent in Phoenix? These 10 programs can help
Tenants’ rights
- How a Tempe renter sued her landlord over her security deposit—and won
- 9 tips for Phoenix renters on getting your security deposit back
- Phoenix renters: You received a ‘breach of lease’ notice–what now?
- Are there limits on how much Phoenix landlords can raise rent?
- What rights do Phoenix renters have when it comes to AC trouble?
Neighborhood groups
- This north Phoenix group is building community and teaching neighbors about ICE (Lookout Mountain Neighborhood Defense Committee)
- How one Phoenix group is helping renters feel at home in their neighborhood (Roosevelt Action Association)
- Making friends, making change: How one group brings downtown Phoenix residents together (Downtown Core Community)
- How a Phoenix litter-lifting group helped me feel more connected to my neighbors (Garfield Neighborhood)
