Tenant Rights

All Little Rock residents deserve safe, livable housing. The City of Little Rock and its Board of Directors have implemented minimum housing standards within the City for privately-owned rental and leased properties. These implied habitability standards are part of Little Rock’s Tenant Rights ordinance.

All privately-owned or operated rented or leased housing units in Little Rock with two or more dwellings must have:

Functioning hot and cold water in the kitchen and bathroom (Sec. 8-403(c), Little Rock Housing Code)
An available source of electricity with all fixtures and receptacles in good repair (Sec. 8-405)
A properly installed and maintained kitchen sink, toilet, tub or shower, and bathroom sink (Sec. 8-403(a))
A safe, structurally sound roof that does not leak (Sec. 8-423)
Pest extermination (Sec. 8-407(c))
Safe and sanitary conditions (Sec. 8-433)
Functioning heating and air conditioning, if HVAC system is present at the time of lease or rental agreement (Ark. Code 18-17-502)

To report potential violations of the ordinance, contact the Department of Housing and Neighborhood Programs:

500 West Markham Street, Suite 120W
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 371-6825