reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
AR Code § 18-16-412 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 16 - Landlord and Tenant|Subchapter 4 - Self-Service Storage Facilities|§ 18-16-412. Disposal of personal information — Definition

 (a)  (1) As used in this section, “personal information” means information relating to a client, a customer, or a person with whom the occupant does business that readily identifies that person or is closely associated with the person, including without limitation a person's:  (A) Social Security number;  (B) Credit or debit card information;  (C) Bank account number;  (D) Medical information; or  (E) Passport information.    (2) “Personal information” does not include information that readily identifies or is closely associated with the occupant of the leased self-service storage space.    (b) If the operator has a reasonable belief that the leased self-service storage space contains personal information relating to clients, customers, or others with whom the occupant does business, the operator may, after an occupant is in default for a period of more than forty-five (45) days, inspect the contents of a leased self-service storage space to investigate for the presence of personal information without any liability to the occupant or any other person who claims an interest in the personal information.  (c) The operator:  (1) Shall not sell the personal information under § 18-16-406; and  (2) Shall destroy the personal information.    (d) An operator who complies with subsections (b) and (c) of this section is not liable to the occupant or any other person who claims an interest in the personal information.
AR Code § 18-16-413 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 16 - Landlord and Tenant|Subchapter 4 - Self-Service Storage Facilities|§ 18-16-413. Sale of a vehicle

 A self-service storage facility may sell a vehicle of a type subject to registration under the laws of this state using the procedure for the sale of a vehicle as provided in §§ 27-50-1202 and 27-50-1208 — 27-50-1210.
AR Code § 18-16-501 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 16 - Landlord and Tenant|Subchapter 5 - Tenant Liability — Eviction|§ 18-16-501. Common nuisance — Criminal offense

 Any tenant who uses or allows another person to use the tenant's leased premises as a common nuisance as defined by § 5-74-109(b) or § 16-105-402 or for a criminal offense as identified in § 18-16-502 may be evicted by the prosecuting attorney of the county, the city attorney of the city, the landlord, the premises owner, or the agent for the premises owner pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter.
AR Code § 18-16-502 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 16 - Landlord and Tenant|Subchapter 5 - Tenant Liability — Eviction|§ 18-16-502. Gambling — Prostitution — Alcohol

 For purposes of this subchapter, any tenant who engages in or allows another person to engage in illegal gambling under § 5-66-107, prostitution as defined by § 5-70-102, or the unlawful sale of alcohol as defined by § 3-3-205 on the tenant's leased premises shall be subject to the eviction procedures established by this subchapter.
AR Code § 18-16-503 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 16 - Landlord and Tenant|Subchapter 5 - Tenant Liability — Eviction|§ 18-16-503. Complaint — Jurisdiction — Definition

 (a) The prosecuting attorney of the county, the city attorney of the city, the landlord, the premises owner, or the agent for the premises owner may file a complaint in the office of the clerk of the court for the eviction of any tenant who has used or has allowed another person to use the tenant's leased premises for use as a common nuisance as defined by § 5-74-109(b) or § 16-105-402 or for a criminal offense as identified in § 18-16-502.  (b) A civil action under this subchapter is cognizable before the:  (1) Circuit court of any county in which an act described in § 18-16-501 or § 18-16-502 is committed; and  (2) District court with jurisdiction concurrent with the jurisdiction of the circuit court if permitted by rule or order of the Supreme Court.    (c) As used in this subchapter, “court” means:  (1) A circuit court; and  (2) If permitted by rule or order of the Supreme Court, a district court.
AR Code § 18-16-504 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 16 - Landlord and Tenant|Subchapter 5 - Tenant Liability — Eviction|§ 18-16-504. Form of complaint

 A complaint filed under this subchapter shall state the name of the tenant or tenants to be evicted, the location of the leased premises, and the basis for which eviction is authorized under this subchapter.
AR Code § 18-16-505 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 16 - Landlord and Tenant|Subchapter 5 - Tenant Liability — Eviction|§ 18-16-505. Summons — Notice

 Upon the filing of a complaint under this subchapter, the clerk of the court shall issue a summons upon the complaint. The summons shall be in customary form directed to the sheriff of the county where the complaint is filed, with direction for service of the complaint on the named defendants. In addition, the court shall issue and direct the sheriff to serve upon the named defendants a notice in the following form:   “NOTICE OF INTENTION TO EVICT FOR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY You are hereby notified that the attached complaint in the above-styled cause claims that you have engaged in or have allowed the property described in the above-mentioned complaint to be used for criminal activity and that the plaintiff is entitled to have you evicted pursuant to state law. If, within five (5) days, excluding Sundays and legal holidays, after the date of service of this notice you have not filed in the office of the clerk of this court a written objection to the claims made against you by the plaintiff in his or her complaint for eviction, then a writ of possession shall forthwith issue from this office directed to the sheriff of this county or to the police chief of the city ordering him or her to remove you from possession of the property described in the complaint. If you should file a written objection to the complaint of the plaintiff and the allegations for immediate possession of the property described in the complaint within five (5) days, excluding Sundays and legal holidays, after the date of service of this notice, a hearing will be scheduled by the court after you have timely answered to determine whether or not the writ of possession should issue as sought by the plaintiff. Clerk of Court”   Click to view form.
AR Code § 18-16-506 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 16 - Landlord and Tenant|Subchapter 5 - Tenant Liability — Eviction|§ 18-16-506. Written objection

 (a) If within five (5) days, excluding Sundays and legal holidays, following service of this summons, complaint, and notice seeking a writ of possession against the defendants named in the complaint the defendant or defendants have not filed a written objection to the claim for a writ of possession made by the plaintiff in his or her complaint, the clerk of the court shall immediately issue a writ of possession directed to the sheriff of the county or the police chief of the city commanding him or her to cause the defendant or defendants to vacate the property described in the complaint without delay, which the sheriff or police chief shall execute in the manner described in § 18-16-507.  (b)  (1) If a written objection to the claim of the plaintiff for a writ of possession is filed by the defendant or defendants within five (5) days after the date of service of the notice, summons, and complaint as provided for in this section, the plaintiff shall obtain a date for the hearing of the plaintiff's demand for a writ of possession of the property described in the complaint after the defendant or defendants have timely answered the complaint.  (2)  (A) If a hearing described in subdivision (b)(1) of this section is required, at the hearing the plaintiff shall present evidence sufficient to make a prima facie case of the criminal activity that has been facilitated at the property described in the complaint.  (B) The defendant or defendants shall be entitled to present evidence in rebuttal of the plaintiff's case.    (3) If the court decides upon all the evidence that the plaintiff is entitled to a writ of possession under state law, then the court shall order the clerk of the court to immediately issue a writ of possession to the sheriff of the county or the police chief of the city to evict the defendant or defendants, as provided for in § 18-16-507.
AR Code § 18-16-508 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 16 - Landlord and Tenant|Subchapter 5 - Tenant Liability — Eviction|§ 18-16-508. Costs and attorney's fees — Damages

 (a)  (1) A court granting relief under this subchapter may order in addition to any other costs provided by law the payment by the defendant or defendants to the plaintiff reasonable attorney's fees and the costs of the action. In such cases, multiple defendants are jointly and severally liable for any payment so ordered.  (2) Any costs or attorney's fees collected from the defendants shall be remitted to the plaintiff. If the plaintiff is the city attorney, the costs shall be remitted to the city general fund. If the plaintiff is the prosecuting attorney, the costs shall be remitted to the county general fund.    (b) A proceeding brought under this subchapter for eviction of the defendants and occupants of the premises does not preclude the owner or landlord from recovering monetary damages for rent, repairs, or any other incidental damages up to the date of eviction of the defendants and occupants from the premises in a civil action.
AR Code § 18-16-509 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 16 - Landlord and Tenant|Subchapter 5 - Tenant Liability — Eviction|§ 18-16-509. Immunity from civil liability

 For any action or threatened action taken to enforce a right or remedy provided by this subchapter, a landlord, a premises owner, an agent or attorney for the premises owner, and a real estate licensee as defined in § 17-42-103 are immune from civil liability for the breach of an express or implied covenant concerning the possession or quiet enjoyment of the leased premises.
AR Code § 18-17-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 17 - Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007|Subchapter 1 - Title, Construction, Application, and Subject Matter of Chapter|§ 18-17-101. Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Residential Landlord — Tenant Act of 2007”.
AR Code § 18-17-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 17 - Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007|Subchapter 1 - Title, Construction, Application, and Subject Matter of Chapter|§ 18-17-102. Purposes — Rules of construction

 (a) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.  (b) Underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are:  (1) To simplify, clarify, modernize, and revise the law governing rental of dwelling units and the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants; and  (2) To encourage landlords and tenants to maintain and improve the quality of housing.
AR Code § 18-17-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 17 - Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007|Subchapter 1 - Title, Construction, Application, and Subject Matter of Chapter|§ 18-17-103. Administration of remedies — Enforcement

 (a) The remedies provided by this chapter shall be administered so that an aggrieved party may recover appropriate damages.  (b) Any right or obligation declared by this chapter is enforceable by action unless the provision declaring it specifies a different and limited effect.
AR Code § 18-17-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 17 - Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007|Subchapter 1 - Title, Construction, Application, and Subject Matter of Chapter|§ 18-17-104. Settlement of disputed claim or right

 A claim or right arising under this chapter or on a rental agreement, if disputed in good faith, may be settled by agreement.
AR Code § 18-17-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 17 - Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007|Subchapter 2 - Scope and Jurisdiction|§ 18-17-201. Territorial application

 This chapter applies to, regulates, and determines rights, obligations, and remedies under a rental agreement, wherever made, for a dwelling unit located within this state.
AR Code § 18-17-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 17 - Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007|Subchapter 2 - Scope and Jurisdiction|§ 18-17-202. Exclusions from application of chapter

 The following arrangements are not governed by this chapter:   (1) Residence at an institution, public or private, if incidental to detention or the provision of medical, geriatric, educational, counseling, religious, or similar service;  (2) Occupancy under a contract of sale of a dwelling unit or the property of which it is a part, if the occupant is the purchaser or a person who succeeds to his or her interest;  (3) Occupancy by a member or a fraternal or social organization in the portion of a structure operated for the benefit of the organization;  (4) Transient occupancy in a hotel, motel, or other accommodations subject to any sales tax on lodging;  (5) Occupancy by an employee of a landlord whose right to occupancy is conditional upon employment in and about the premises;  (6) Occupancy by an owner of a condominium unit or a holder of a proprietary lease in a cooperative;  (7) Occupancy under a rental agreement covering the premises used by the occupant primarily for agricultural purposes; and  (8) Residence, whether temporary or not, at a public or private charitable or emergency protective shelter.
AR Code § 18-17-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 17 - Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007|Subchapter 2 - Scope and Jurisdiction|§ 18-17-203. Jurisdiction and service of process

 The district court or appropriate court of this state shall exercise jurisdiction over any landlord with respect to any conduct in this state governed by this chapter or with respect to any claim arising from a transaction subject to this chapter.
AR Code § 18-17-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 17 - Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007|Subchapter 3 - General Definitions and Principles of Interpretation — Notice|§ 18-17-302. Obligation of good faith

 Every duty under this chapter and every act that shall be performed as a condition precedent to the exercise of a right or remedy under this chapter imposes an obligation of good faith in its performances or enforcement.
AR Code § 18-17-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 17 - Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007|Subchapter 3 - General Definitions and Principles of Interpretation — Notice|§ 18-17-303. Notice

 (a)  (1) A person has notice of a fact if:  (A) The person has actual knowledge of it;  (B) The person has received a notice or notification of it; or  (C) From all the facts and circumstances known to him or her at the time in question, he or she has reason to know that it exists.    (2) A person knows or has knowledge of a fact if he or she has actual knowledge of it.    (b)  (1) A person notifies or gives a notice or notification to another person by taking steps reasonably calculated to inform the other in ordinary course whether or not the other actually comes to know of it.  (2) A person receives a notice or notification when:  (A) It comes to his or her attention; or  (B) In the case of the landlord, it is delivered at the place of business of the landlord through which the rental agreement was made or at any place held out by the landlord as the place for receipt of the communication; or  (C)  (i) In the case of the tenant, it is delivered in hand to the tenant or mailed by registered or certified mail to the tenant at the place held out by him or her as the place for receipt of the communication, or in the absence of the designation, to the tenant's last known place of residence.  (ii) Proof of mailing pursuant to this subsection constitutes notice without proof of receipt.        (c) Notice, knowledge, or a notice or notification received by an organization is effective for a particular transaction from the time it is brought to the attention of the individual conducting that transaction, and in any event from the time it would have been brought to the individual's attention if the organization had exercised reasonable diligence.  (d) The time within which an act is to be done shall be computed by reference to the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure.
AR Code § 18-17-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 17 - Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007|Subchapter 4 - General Provisions|§ 18-17-401. Terms and conditions of rental agreement

 (a) A landlord and a tenant may include in a rental agreement terms and conditions not prohibited by this chapter or other rule of law, including, but not limited to, rent, term of the agreement, and other provisions governing the rights and obligations of the parties.  (b)  (1) Rent is payable without demand or notice at the time and place agreed upon by the parties.  (2) Unless the tenant is otherwise notified in writing, rent is payable at the dwelling unit and periodic rent is payable at the beginning of any term of one (1) month or less and otherwise in equal monthly installments at the beginning of each month.    (c) Unless the rental agreement fixes a definite term, the tenancy is week to week in case of a roomer who pays weekly rent and in all other cases month to month.
AR Code § 18-17-501 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 17 - Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007|Subchapter 5 - Landlord Obligations|§ 18-17-501. Security deposits

 Section 18-16-301 et seq. shall determine:   (1) Whether a security deposit is required under this chapter; and  (2) The rights, duties, and remedies of a landlord and tenant concerning a security deposit.
AR Code § 18-17-601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 17 - Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007|Subchapter 6 - Tenant Obligations|§ 18-17-601. Tenant to maintain dwelling unit

 A tenant shall:   (1) Comply with all obligations primarily imposed upon tenants by applicable provisions of building and housing codes materially affecting health and safety;  (2) Keep the dwelling unit and that part of the premises that he or she uses reasonably safe and reasonably clean;  (3) Dispose from his or her dwelling unit all ashes, garbage, rubbish, and other waste in a reasonably clean and safe manner;  (4) Keep all plumbing fixtures in the dwelling unit or used by the tenant reasonably clean;  (5) Use in a reasonable manner all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and other facilities and appliances, including elevators in the premises;  (6) Not deliberately or negligently destroy, deface, damage, impair, or remove any part of the premises or knowingly permit any person to do so who is on the premises with the tenant's permission or who is allowed access to the premises by the tenant;  (7) Conduct himself or herself and require other persons on the premises with the tenant's permission or who are allowed access to the premises by the tenant to conduct themselves in a manner that will not disturb other tenant's peaceful enjoyment of the premises; and  (8) Comply with the lease and rules that are enforceable pursuant to this subchapter.
AR Code § 18-17-602 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 17 - Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007|Subchapter 6 - Tenant Obligations|§ 18-17-602. Access

 (a) A tenant shall not unreasonably withhold consent to the landlord to enter into the dwelling unit in order to inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services, investigate possible rule or lease violations, investigate possible criminal activity, or exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors.  (b) A tenant shall not change locks on the dwelling unit without the permission of the landlord.
AR Code § 18-17-603 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 17 - Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007|Subchapter 6 - Tenant Obligations|§ 18-17-603. Tenant to use and occupy

 Unless otherwise agreed, a tenant shall occupy his or her dwelling unit only as a dwelling unit and shall not conduct or permit any illegal activities thereon.
AR Code § 18-17-701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 2 - Real Property|Chapter 17 - Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007|Subchapter 7 - Landlord Remedies|§ 18-17-701. Noncompliance with rental agreement — Failure to pay rent — Removal of evicted tenant's personal property

 (a)  (1) Except as provided in this chapter, if there is a noncompliance by the tenant with the rental agreement, the landlord may deliver a written notice to the tenant specifying the acts and omissions constituting the noncompliance and that the rental agreement will terminate upon a date not less than fourteen (14) days after receipt of the notice, if the noncompliance is not remedied in fourteen (14) days.  (2) The rental agreement shall terminate as provided in the notice unless the noncompliance is remediable by repairs or otherwise and the tenant adequately remedies the noncompliance before the date specified in the notice.    (b) If rent is unpaid when due and the tenant fails to pay rent within five (5) days from the date due, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement.  (c)  (1) Except as provided in this chapter, the landlord may recover actual damages and obtain injunctive relief, judgments, or evictions in circuit court or district court without posting bond for any noncompliance by the tenant with the rental agreement.  (2) If the tenant's noncompliance is willful other than nonpayment of rent, the landlord may recover reasonable attorney's fees, provided the landlord is represented by an attorney.  (3) If the tenant's nonpayment of rent is not in good faith, the landlord is entitled to reasonable attorney's fees, provided the landlord is represented by an attorney.