Arkansas Tenant Harassment Laws
Arkansas has very limited tenant harassment protections.
Key Rules
- Anti Harassment
- No specific anti-harassment statute; retaliation protections are narrow
- Penalties
- Tenant may raise retaliation as a defense in eviction proceedings
- Retaliation Prohibited
- Yes — but protections are limited compared to other states
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Applicable Statutes
Ark. Code Ann. § 18-17-802
Retaliatory conduct prohibited: landlord may not retaliate against a tenant for good-faith complaints to government agencies or exercise of tenant rights under the Act.
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