Just cause eviction rules in Little Rock, AR — sometimes called tenant protection or "for cause" eviction ordinances — list the specific legal reasons a landlord can end a tenancy.
Arkansas's landlord-tenant statute at AR §18-17-101 et seq. provides minimal eviction defenses, leaving Little Rock tenants without a just-cause requirement and exposed to no-fault termination at lease end.
Arkansas is widely regarded as having the weakest tenant protections in the United States. The Residential Landlord-Tenant Act at §18-17-101 permits termination at the end of a fixed term without cause, and month-to-month tenancies can be ended with statutory notice. Little Rock cannot impose a just-cause overlay because the state has not delegated that authority. Tenants retain federal fair-housing defenses and limited retaliation protections, but the practical effect is broad landlord discretion. The Center for Arkansas Legal Services represents tenants in eviction defense across Pulaski County.
Local just-cause ordinances would be preempted, but landlords still face liability for retaliatory or discriminatory evictions actionable under federal and limited state statutes.
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