Title 18 — Property

(a) Any person who shall rent any dwelling house or other building or any land situated in the State of Arkansas and who shall refuse or fail to pay the rent therefor when due according to contract shall at once forfeit all right to longer occupy the dwelling house or other build…

A.C.A. § 18-16-104Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

The owner of farmlands that are rented or leased under an oral rental or lease agreement may elect not to renew the oral rental or lease agreement for the following calendar year by giving written notice by any method of service permitted under Rule 4 of the Arkansas Rules of Civ…

(a) Upon the voluntary or involuntary termination of any lease agreement, all property left in and about the premises by the lessee shall be considered abandoned and may be disposed of by the lessor as the lessor shall see fit without recourse by the lessee. (b) All property plac…

A.C.A. § 18-16-109Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(1) No landlord or agent or employee of a landlord shall be liable to a tenant or a tenant's licensee or invitee for death, personal injury, or property damage proximately caused by any defect or disrepair on the premises absent the landlord's:(1) Agreement supported by considera…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Lessee” means the person or persons leasing the property, site, or lot where a manufactured home or mobile home is located;(2) “Lessor” means the owner or manager of the property, site, or lot where a manufactured home or mobile home is located; a…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Documented incident of domestic abuse” means evidence of domestic abuse contained in an order of a court of competent jurisdiction;(2) “Domestic abuse” means:(A) The infliction of physical injury or the creation of a reasonable fear that physical …

(a) (1) A tenant of leased or rented farmland shall have no right to hunt or fish or grant the right to hunt or fish on the farmland that he or she leases or rents unless the right to hunt or fish or to grant the right to hunt or fish is expressly granted in writing by the owner …

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Dwelling unit” means a structure or the part of the structure that is used as a home, residence, or sleeping place by one (1) person who maintains a household or by two (2) or more persons who maintain a common household;(2) “Landlord” means th…

The transferee, assignee, or other holder of the landlord's interest in the premises at the time of the termination of the tenancy is bound by this subchapter.

(a) This subchapter shall not apply to dwelling units owned by an individual, if the individual, his or her spouse and minor children, and any and all partnerships, corporations, or other legal entities formed for the purpose of renting dwelling units and of which they are office…

A landlord may not demand or receive a security deposit, however denominated, in an amount or value in excess of two (2) months periodic rent.

(a) (1) Within sixty (60) days of termination of the tenancy, property or money held by the landlord as security shall be returned to the tenant.(2) However, the money may be applied to the payment of accrued unpaid rent and any damages which the landlord has suffered by reason o…

(a) (1) If the landlord fails to comply with this subchapter, the tenant may recover:(A) The property and money due him or her;(B) Damages in an amount equal to two (2) times the amount wrongfully withheld;(C) Costs; and(D) Reasonable attorney's fees.(2) However, the landlord sha…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Default” means the failure to timely perform an obligation of a rental agreement;(2) “Electronic mail” means an electronic message, a file, data, or other information that is transmitted:(A) Between two (2) or more computers, computer networks,…

(a) (1) An operator of a self-service storage facility has a lien on all personal property stored within each leased space for rent, labor, or other charges and for expenses reasonably incurred in its sale or removal from a self-service storage facility under this subchapter.(2) …

(a) An operator may not knowingly permit a leased space at a self-service storage facility to be used for residential purposes. (b) An occupant may not use a leased space for residential purposes.

(1) A rental agreement shall contain a statement in bold type advising the occupant:(1) Of the existence of the lien;(2) That personal property stored in the leased space may be sold or removed to satisfy the lien if the occupant is in default; and(3) That the occupant is require…

(a) If an occupant is in default, the operator may deny the occupant access to the leased space. (b) (1) The exclusive care, custody, and control of all personal property stored in the leased self-service storage space remains vested in the occupant unless:(A) The rental agreemen…

(a) If the occupant is in default for more than forty-five (45) days, the operator may enforce the lien by selling the personal property stored in the leased space at a public sale for cash. (b) (1) If the personal property subject to the lien is a motor vehicle, trailer, or wate…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Independent bidder” means a person, partnership, corporation, or any other entity that participates in the sale of personal property by:(A) Making a monetary offer to purchase the personal property in person at the sale or online;(B) Being physica…

(a) Proceeds from the sale shall be applied to satisfy the lien, and any surplus shall be disbursed as provided in subsection (b) of this section. (b) If a sale is held under this subchapter, the operator shall:(1) Satisfy the lien from the proceeds of the sale; and(2) Hold the b…

(a) Unless otherwise specifically provided, all notices required by this subchapter shall be sent by first class mail with certificate of mailing. (b) (1) Notices sent to the operator shall be sent to the self-service storage facility where the occupant's property is stored.(2) N…

If the rental agreement contains a specified limit on the value of property allowed to be stored in an occupant's storage space, the operator is not liable for a loss or damages to the property stored in the occupant's storage space that exceeds the specified limit.

(a) If the amount of a late fee and the conditions for imposing a late fee are stated in the rental agreement or in an addendum to the rental agreement, the operator may impose a late fee on the occupant for each month the occupant does not pay rent when due that does not exceed …

(a) (1) As used in this section, “personal information” means information relating to a client, a customer, or a person with whom the occupant does business that readily identifies that person or is closely associated with the person, including without limitation a person's:(A) S…

A self-service storage facility may sell a vehicle of a type subject to registration under the laws of this state using the procedure for the sale of a vehicle as provided in §§ 27-50-1202 and 27-50-1208 — 27-50-1210.

(a) A rental agreement may be delivered and signed electronically or in writing. (b) If a person or entity does not sign a rental agreement for a leased space that the operator has delivered to the last known address of the person or entity by hand delivery, first class mail, or …

(a) (1) Except as provided under subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section, an occupant shall not access or use a self-service storage facility upon written or electronic notice of the termination or nonrenewal of the occupant's rental agreement.(2) A notice of the termination or non…

Any tenant who uses or allows another person to use the tenant's leased premises as a common nuisance as defined by § 5-74-109(b) or § 16-105-402 or for a criminal offense as identified in § 18-16-502 may be evicted by the prosecuting attorney of the county, the city attorney of …

For purposes of this subchapter, any tenant who engages in or allows another person to engage in illegal gambling under § 5-66-107, prostitution as defined by § 5-70-102, or the unlawful sale of alcohol as defined by § 3-3-205 on the tenant's leased premises shall be subject to t…

(a) The prosecuting attorney of the county, the city attorney of the city, the landlord, the premises owner, or the agent for the premises owner may file a complaint in the office of the clerk of the court for the eviction of any tenant who has used or has allowed another person …

A complaint filed under this subchapter shall state the name of the tenant or tenants to be evicted, the location of the leased premises, and the basis for which eviction is authorized under this subchapter.

Upon the filing of a complaint under this subchapter, the clerk of the court shall issue a summons upon the complaint. The summons shall be in customary form directed to the sheriff of the county where the complaint is filed, with direction for service of the complaint on the nam…

(a) If within five (5) days, excluding Sundays and legal holidays, following service of this summons, complaint, and notice seeking a writ of possession against the defendants named in the complaint the defendant or defendants have not filed a written objection to the claim for a…

(a) Upon receipt of a writ of possession from the clerk of the court, the sheriff or police chief shall immediately proceed to execute the writ of possession in the specific manner described in this section and, if necessary, ultimately by ejecting from the property described in …

(a) (1) A court granting relief under this subchapter may order in addition to any other costs provided by law the payment by the defendant or defendants to the plaintiff reasonable attorney's fees and the costs of the action. In such cases, multiple defendants are jointly and se…

For any action or threatened action taken to enforce a right or remedy provided by this subchapter, a landlord, a premises owner, an agent or attorney for the premises owner, and a real estate licensee as defined in § 17-42-103 are immune from civil liability for the breach of an…