Mayes orders Quartzsite RV park to restore power after eviction reports

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes moved to restore power at Pit Stop RV Park in Quartzsite after reports that park operators cut electricity and told residents to leave within 48 hours.

In a cease-and-desist letter issued Wednesday, May 13, 2026, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office said the park had to bring the property back to full code compliance and restore electrical service by 5 p.m. Thursday, May 14, 2026. The letter was addressed to Alejandra Garcia, Ignacio Garcia and RV Pit Stop Portfolio, LLC.

The immediate stakes were stark in Quartzsite, where temperatures reached 104 degrees this week and summer heat routinely climbs into the 100s. For RV and long-term space tenants, the loss of power can mean no air conditioning, no lights and no reliable way to stay safe in a desert town that sits at the crossroads of Interstate 10 and Highway 95.

Mayes said the alleged conduct amounted to more than a neighborhood dispute. “Cutting off power to vulnerable residents in triple-digit heat is dangerous and potentially deadly,” she said, adding that her office would not allow elderly and disabled Arizonans to be forced into life-threatening conditions. The office said the park was required to keep essential services such as electricity and water available.

The attorney general said the shutdown and the reported 48-hour vacate notice may violate the Arizona RV Long Term Rental Space Act, the Arizona Innkeepers Statute and the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act. The letter also demanded documentation of any termination notices, continued electrical and water service or free alternative accommodations if the system failed, and preservation of relevant records from January 1, 2024, through the present.

The case lands in a town built around RV traffic and winter tourism. Quartzsite draws more than one million winter visitors and thousands of vendors each year, according to the local chamber, while summer temperatures push deep into the 100s. In that setting, the state’s intervention sends a clear message that private park operators cannot use utility shutoffs to force residents out.

Arizona’s Mobile Home Parks Residential Landlord and Tenant Act is designed to govern the rental of mobile home spaces and define the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants. With the attorney general’s order now in place, the next test is whether Pit Stop RV Park restores service on time and documents its actions, or faces the broader penalties that can follow violations of consumer fraud law, including injunctions, restitution and civil penalties of up to $10,000 per violation.