Arkansas does not prohibit source-of-income discrimination in private rental housing, allowing Little Rock landlords to refuse Section 8 housing-choice vouchers without violating state or local fair-housing law.
Federal fair-housing law does not classify source of income as a protected category, and Arkansas has not added that protection at the state level. Little Rock has no local source-of-income ordinance because Dillon's Rule constrains expansion of fair-housing categories without legislative authorization. Voucher holders consequently face significant search burdens, and the Metropolitan Housing Alliance routes voucher recipients toward landlords with established acceptance histories. Federally subsidized properties remain bound by their funding agreements to accept vouchers, but private-market refusal is lawful under current Arkansas statute.
Refusing vouchers is generally lawful in private market housing, though landlords with federal funding obligations face HUD enforcement for violating their assistance contracts.
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