Housing Laws

If you rent or apply to rent a home a landlord cannot discriminate against you just because you or a member of your household are a victim or survivor of “domestic abuse.” Specifically, a landlord cannot do any of the following:

• refuse to rent to you;
• end your lease;
• refuse to renew your lease; or
• do something to punish you (retaliate).¹

Additionally, your lease cannot take away your right to call the police or 911 to the rental home.²

Note: For the purpose of getting housing protection under this law, “domestic abuse” means the abuser:

1. caused physical injury or reasonable fear of physical injury or harm to you or another person in your household;
2. committed a sex crime against you or another person in your household; or
3. stalked you or another person in your household.³

For number 1, above, the abuser must be a member or former member of your household. For numbers 2 and 3, above, the abuser does not have to have any specific relationship to the victim.³

¹ Ark. Code § 18-16-112(b)(1)
² Ark. Code § 18-16-112(f)
³ Ark. Code § 18-16-112(a)(2)