Ownership of street or alley vesting in abutting owners — Pending suits unaffected

Ark. Code Ann. § 14-301-306, under Municipal Streets Generally.

Ark. Code Ann. § 14-301-306

(a) (1) Upon the adoption of the ordinance, the absolute ownership of the property abandoned by the city or town shall vest in the owners of the real estate abutting thereon.(2) Each such abutting owner shall take title to the center line of the street or alley so abandoned, and the ownership shall be free from the easement of the city or town for public use as a street or alley.

(1) Upon the adoption of the ordinance, the absolute ownership of the property abandoned by the city or town shall vest in the owners of the real estate abutting thereon.

(2) Each such abutting owner shall take title to the center line of the street or alley so abandoned, and the ownership shall be free from the easement of the city or town for public use as a street or alley.

(b) (1) A future conveyance of real estate abutting a street or alley abandoned by a city or town includes the respective portion of the street or alley abandoned by the city or town that vested in the abutting owner upon adoption of the ordinance unless an express reservation is made by the abutting owner.(2) (A) If real estate abutting the street or alley abandoned by a city or town is platted, the plats of the abutting real estate are amended to add the respective portions of the street or alley abandoned by the city or town to the abutting real estate.(B) A conveyance of the abutting real estate without reference to the street or alley abandoned by the city or town includes the respective portion of the street or alley abandoned by the city or town that vested in the abutting owner upon adoption of the ordinance.

(1) A future conveyance of real estate abutting a street or alley abandoned by a city or town includes the respective portion of the street or alley abandoned by the city or town that vested in the abutting owner upon adoption of the ordinance unless an express reservation is made by the abutting owner.

(2) (A) If real estate abutting the street or alley abandoned by a city or town is platted, the plats of the abutting real estate are amended to add the respective portions of the street or alley abandoned by the city or town to the abutting real estate.(B) A conveyance of the abutting real estate without reference to the street or alley abandoned by the city or town includes the respective portion of the street or alley abandoned by the city or town that vested in the abutting owner upon adoption of the ordinance.

(A) If real estate abutting the street or alley abandoned by a city or town is platted, the plats of the abutting real estate are amended to add the respective portions of the street or alley abandoned by the city or town to the abutting real estate.

(B) A conveyance of the abutting real estate without reference to the street or alley abandoned by the city or town includes the respective portion of the street or alley abandoned by the city or town that vested in the abutting owner upon adoption of the ordinance.

(c) This subchapter shall not affect suits now pending in any of the courts of this state.