Little Rock Chapter 17 housing standards require landlords and homeowners to keep dwellings free of rodents and significant pest infestations. The Arkansas State Plant Board licenses pest-control operators under AR §17-37-201, and tenants may complain to city housing inspectors.
Little Rock Chapter 17 minimum housing standards declare significant rodent or insect infestations in occupied dwellings to be a habitability defect. Landlords are responsible for providing pest-free units at the start of occupancy and for treating infestations not caused by tenant behavior. Commercial pest-control operators in Arkansas must be licensed by the State Plant Board under AR §17-37-201, including separate categories for termite work. Multi-unit buildings may need building-wide treatment to address bed bugs and German cockroaches because individual unit treatments often fail. Health Department officers can declare units uninhabitable if conditions are severe.
Habitability violations under Ch. 17 carry daily fines until cured; unlicensed pest-control work is a Class A misdemeanor under state regulation.
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