Arkansas Security Deposit Laws
Arkansas limits security deposits to two months' rent and requires landlords to return the deposit with an itemized statement of deductions within 60 days after the tenancy ends.
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Key Rules
- Limit
- 2 months' rent
- Return Deadline
- 60 days after tenancy termination
- Interest Required
- No
- Itemization Required
- Yes — written itemized statement of deductions required
- Penalty For Wrongful Withholding
- Tenant may recover the deposit plus up to $200 in damages for bad-faith withholding
Applicable Statutes
Security deposit return: landlord must return the security deposit, minus itemized deductions, within 60 days after termination of the tenancy.
Ark. Code Ann. § 18-16-304
Security deposits may not exceed two months' rent.
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