Arkansas Tenant Lease Violation: Fourteen-Day Notice and Cure
For ordinary noncompliance with a rental agreement, Arkansas § 18-17-701(a) allows a written notice identifying the acts and omissions and a termination date at least fourteen days after receipt if the breach is not remedied. A remediable breach adequately fixed before the date does not end the agreement. Health and safety issues have a distinct statutory path.
- Identify the actual rental-agreement term and objective conduct.
- The ordinary written notice specifies the acts and omissions and at least fourteen days after receipt.
- Adequate remedy of a remediable breach before termination prevents termination under this notice.
Built around the requirements of Ark. Code §§ 18-17-701(a), 18-17-702.
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ARKANSAS LEASE NONCOMPLIANCE NOTICE
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State: AR
Law reference: Ark. Code § 18-17-701(a)
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Lease term and specific acts: The notice identifies the actual agreement term and documented acts or omissions.
Ordinary termination date
At least fourteen days after receipt, subject to adequate remedy of a remediable breach.
What must the ordinary notice say?
Under § 18-17-701(a), the written notice must specify the acts and omissions and state that the rental agreement will terminate on a date at least fourteen days after receipt if the noncompliance is not remedied.
Can the tenant cure?
If the noncompliance can be remedied by repair or otherwise and is adequately remedied before the date stated, the agreement does not terminate by reason of that notice.
Do health and safety issues follow the same branch?
Section 18-17-702 addresses tenant noncompliance materially affecting health and safety. Its repair, cleanup, emergency, and termination provisions should be assessed separately.
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Legal information reviewed October 5, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
How much time does the ordinary Arkansas lease-breach notice provide?
Section 18-17-701(a) requires a termination date at least fourteen days after the tenant receives the written notice, with an opportunity to remedy a remediable breach.
Can the landlord use a different rule for health and safety?
Yes. Section 18-17-702 separately addresses tenant noncompliance materially affecting health and safety, including emergencies.
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