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Goldwater Institute sues Arizona attorney general for records

On Wednesday, the Phoenix-based Goldwater Institute sued Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes in Maricopa County Superior Court to force production of records tied to her lawsuit against nine residential landlords and RealPage Inc.
After submitting records requests, Goldwater says it waited months for any response and sought numerical complaint counts related to RealPage, rent increases and landlords, including unsolicited complaints.
Mayes' office ignored requests for 243 days, then fulfilled one, denied four and claimed some records did not exist; it says it produced all documents required under Arizona law and staffers responded this year.
Goldwater asks the court to compel records, award attorneys' fees, and declare denials unlawful, which could reveal if consumer complaints supported enforcement affecting Phoenix and Tucson renters.
The case adds to ongoing transparency disputes in Arizona as the Goldwater Institute joins fights after nearly 100 open-meeting complaints were closed earlier this year and related cases head to the Arizona Supreme Court in late November.

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