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Little Rock, AR Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)

Significant Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Strike threshold
3+ confirmed violations per year
Consequence
Business license revocation
Reapplication bar
Up to 1 year
Appeal window
10 days, written, to board of adjustment
Enforcing office
Planning and development director

Summary

Three or more confirmed violations of Little Rock's short-term rental rules in a calendar year lets the city revoke the business license and block reapplying for up to a year.

(c)Sanctions:(1)In addition to any other remedy or procedure authorized by law, for three (3) or more confirmed violations of or failure to comply with any of the standards of this article in a calendar year, the director of the planning and development or his/her designee may revoke a business license and, in addition, may order that no new business license be issued for up to one (l)-year... (e)Once a business license...has been revoked, no new business license shall be issued to the applicant for the same property for a period of one (1)-year.

Source: Little Rock Planning & DevelopmentView official code

Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 83).

Full Breakdown

Little Rock Code Sec. 36-604(c) gives the director of planning and development authority to revoke a bed and breakfast house/short-term rental's business license after three or more confirmed violations of the STR standards within a calendar year. The director can also bar issuance of a new business license for up to one year. Owners get written notice, and revocation becomes final in ten days unless the owner or responsible party appeals in writing to the director; appeals go to the board of adjustment. Once revoked, no new license issues for the same property for one year.

Violations & Fines

3+ confirmed violations/year triggers revocation; up to 1-year ban on new license for that property; 10 days to appeal in writing before revocation is final.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many violations before Little Rock revokes an STR license?
Three or more confirmed violations of the STR standards in one calendar year.
Can a revoked STR reapply right away?
No. The director may bar a new license for up to one year, and once revoked, that same property cannot get a new license for a year.
Can an owner appeal a revocation?
Yes, in writing to the planning director within 10 days; the board of adjustment hears the appeal.

Sources & Official References

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