Little Rock, AR Code Violation Reporting: How to Report (2026)

Section 20-75 sits in Chapter 20's article on manufactured and mobile home standards, Sections 20-71 through 20-83, and governs how a complaint alleging a violation of that article is handled once it reaches the city. The code enforcement division of the department of housing and neighborhood programs must first make reasonable efforts to contact the complainant to discuss what was reported, then investigate any allegation representing an immediate risk to life, health or safety, or an unreasonable risk to health or safety. The same section makes clear the city is not limited to complaint-driven enforcement: nothing in it stops the city from initiating action to enforce the article without a formal or informal complaint from anyone, including a park owner.

That authority connects directly to Section 20-74, which declares an MH-unit a nuisance when it has health, structural, electrical, plumbing, mechanical or fire hazards such as a malfunctioning water closet, a deteriorated foundation, ungrounded wiring or a lack of a required smoke detector. Once a violation is substantiated, Section 20-76 puts the abatement duty on the owner, park owner, park operator, or responsible party, and Section 20-77 requires written notice identifying the code section violated, delivered in person, left with a person of suitable age at the owner's usual address, or sent by certified or regular mail. A violation is punished as provided in Section 20-73, which incorporates the citywide penalty in Section 1-9.