How much can a landlord charge for a security deposit in Arkansas?

No more than two months' rent, when the Landlord owns six or more rental units or uses a paid manager. The cap comes from Ark. Code 18-16-304, and the lease repeats it in the deposit clause.

How much notice does a Arkansas landlord give before entering?

Arkansas statute sets no notice period before the landlord enters, so this lease uses at least 24 hours' notice at a reasonable time, and no notice in an emergency.

What does a Arkansas landlord have to disclose with the lease?

Only the federal lead paint disclosure for a building built before 1978. The Arkansas statutes this lease follows add no disclosure of their own, so the checklist is one line long.

Which Arkansas statutes does this lease cite?

Ark. Code 18-16-304, Ark. Code 18-16-305, Ark. Code 18-17-704 and Ark. Code 18-16-303, read on October 23, 2026. They print in the document footer so a reader can check each clause against the statute in a minute.

Should a lawyer look at this Arkansas lease before I use it?

It is a general form, not legal advice, and it does not claim to comply with any law. The clauses state what the Arkansas statute requires and name the statute. A lawyer who works with Arkansas landlords can tell you whether the form fits your property, your city and the terms you want to add, which is worth the hour before signing a lease for a large rent or a long term.

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Arkansas Residential Lease Agreement

A plain-language lease for a house or apartment in Arkansas. The deposit and notice clauses follow Arkansas statute, cited in the document. Download the blank PDF or e-sign it online; electronic signatures are recognized under the federal ESIGN Act and state UETA laws.

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Arkansas rules in this lease

Security deposit cap: No more than two months' rent, when the Landlord owns six or more rental units or uses a paid manager
Deposit return: Within 60 days after the tenancy ends, the Landlord returns the deposit with a written itemized notice of any deductions for unpaid rent and damage beyond ordinary wear, mailed by first class mail to the Tenant's last known address, and a refund that comes back undeliverable becomes the Landlord's after 180 days.
Ending a month-to-month tenancy: Either party ends a month-to-month tenancy with written notice given at least 30 days before the termination date named in the notice.
Landlord entry: No notice period in the statute; the lease uses 24 hours
Disclosures: 1 items, listed below with the section that requires each one
Statutes: Ark. Code 18-16-304, Ark. Code 18-16-305, Ark. Code 18-17-704, Ark. Code 18-16-303
Rules read on: 2026-10-23

A general form, not legal advice, and not a claim that it complies with any law. Rules change and vary by city. Check the statute cited here, or ask a lawyer, before you rely on it.

What is different in Arkansas

Pick Arkansas and two parts of this lease change: the security deposit clause and the notice clause for a month-to-month tenancy, each rewritten from the Arkansas statute. The rest of the document reads the same in every state.

Start with the deposit. Arkansas caps it at two months' rent, when the Landlord owns six or more rental units or uses a paid manager. The statute does not say where the money is kept, so the lease leaves that to the landlord, but its return rule, quoted in full below, says when and how the deposit comes back, and requires an itemized statement of anything kept and leaves ordinary wear out of the deductions.

Ending a month-to-month tenancy works the same from both sides in Arkansas. Either party ends a month-to-month tenancy with written notice given at least 30 days before the termination date named in the notice.

On entry the Arkansas statute is silent, so the lease fills the gap with at least 24 hours' notice at a reasonable time and no notice in an emergency, and the footer says the statute set no period.

There is no Arkansas disclosure to initial beyond the federal lead paint item for a building built before 1978, so the checklist at the end of the lease is one line long.

This row notes no city or county overlay for Arkansas; if the property is in a city with its own rental ordinance, check it before signing. The state clauses follow four sections of Arkansas law, read on October 23, 2026 and listed in the Statutes row above; the same citations print in the footer of the PDF.

Read the Arkansas clauses

The wording below is what prints in the PDF for Arkansas, word for word, under the headings Security deposit, Entry, Ending the lease and default, and Disclosures.

Security deposit

Within 60 days after the tenancy ends, the Landlord returns the deposit with a written itemized notice of any deductions for unpaid rent and damage beyond ordinary wear, mailed by first class mail to the Tenant's last known address, and a refund that comes back undeliverable becomes the Landlord's after 180 days. The deposit may not exceed two months' rent, when the Landlord owns six or more rental units or uses a paid manager.

Entry

The Landlord may enter at reasonable times to inspect, repair or show the Premises after at least 24 hours' notice, and without notice in an emergency.

Ending the lease and default

Either party ends a month-to-month tenancy with written notice given at least 30 days before the termination date named in the notice. If rent is unpaid or a term is broken, the Landlord gives the written notice Arkansas law requires before ending the tenancy, and the Tenant is responsible for rent through the end of the term unless the Premises is re-rented sooner.

Disclosures the Landlord initials

Lead-based paint and hazards, for a building built before 1978, with the EPA pamphlet (42 U.S.C. 4852d)

Footer of the PDF: Arkansas clauses follow Ark. Code 18-16-304, Ark. Code 18-16-305, Ark. Code 18-17-704, Ark. Code 18-16-303 as read on 2026-10-23.

Arkansas lease questions

How much can a landlord charge for a security deposit in Arkansas?: No more than two months' rent, when the Landlord owns six or more rental units or uses a paid manager. The cap comes from Ark. Code 18-16-304, and the lease repeats it in the deposit clause.
When does the security deposit come back in Arkansas?: Within 60 days after the tenancy ends, the Landlord returns the deposit with a written itemized notice of any deductions for unpaid rent and damage beyond ordinary wear, mailed by first class mail to the Tenant's last known address, and a refund that comes back undeliverable becomes the Landlord's after 180 days.
How much notice ends a month-to-month tenancy in Arkansas?: Either party ends a month-to-month tenancy with written notice given at least 30 days before the termination date named in the notice.
How much notice does a Arkansas landlord give before entering?: Arkansas statute sets no notice period before the landlord enters, so this lease uses at least 24 hours' notice at a reasonable time, and no notice in an emergency.
What does a Arkansas landlord have to disclose with the lease?: Only the federal lead paint disclosure for a building built before 1978. The Arkansas statutes this lease follows add no disclosure of their own, so the checklist is one line long.
Which Arkansas statutes does this lease cite?: Ark. Code 18-16-304, Ark. Code 18-16-305, Ark. Code 18-17-704 and Ark. Code 18-16-303, read on October 23, 2026. They print in the document footer so a reader can check each clause against the statute in a minute.
Should a lawyer look at this Arkansas lease before I use it?: It is a general form, not legal advice, and it does not claim to comply with any law. The clauses state what the Arkansas statute requires and name the statute. A lawyer who works with Arkansas landlords can tell you whether the form fits your property, your city and the terms you want to add, which is worth the hour before signing a lease for a large rent or a long term.

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