What counts as retaliation, and the window where the law presumes it
This page covers landlord retaliation in Arkansas — what a landlord may not do after you exercise a protected right.
It does not cover commercial leases, or conduct outside the protected window described below.
阿肯色**无一般反报复成文法**：Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007（18-17-101 et seq.）无报复条款；Act 1052（适居性）也未加报复保护。
权威站 tenantrightsinfo 8 月更新版明确「NONE — Arkansas has no general landlord-retaliation statute ... contains no anti-retaliation section」。唯一真实报复禁令极窄：铅害报复（20-27-608）+ 公平住房报复（16-123-341、联邦 42 U.S.C. § 3617）。二手站编造的「18-17-806 报复、6 个月推定、3 月租金」系捏造——ezel.ai 确认 chapter 18-17 止于 §18-17-802，无 18-17-806；gavelinsight 的「18-17-704 报复」是张冠李戴（704 实为周期性租赁终止条款）。
None (no general state anti-retaliation statute); 20-27-608 (lead-hazard); 16-123-341 & 42 U.S.C. § 3617 (fair housing) ↗Arkansas does not set a statutory presumption window. Whether an action counts as retaliation depends on the facts rather than a fixed clock.
无州级报复成文法，故无法定推定窗口。二手站宣称的「6 个月推定」系编造。
None (no general state anti-retaliation statute) ↗无州级受保护行为清单（无一般报复成文法）。仅铅害举报（20-27-608）与公平住房权利行使（16-123-341、42 U.S.C. § 3617）受保护。
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-27-608; 16-123-341; 42 U.S.C. § 3617 ↗无州级禁止行为清单（无一般报复成文法）。公平住房报复禁止因受保护类别而涨租、拒续约、驱逐等。
None (no general state anti-retaliation statute) ↗无州级报复成文法，故无法定举证责任转移；主张报复的租客须自行举证房东动机。
None (no general state anti-retaliation statute) ↗无州级报复损害赔偿或法定乘数。公平住房报复（16-123-341、42 U.S.C. § 3617）可主张实际损害、禁令救济与律师费。
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-123-341; 42 U.S.C. § 3617 ↗Every figure on this page comes from the official text or a state court opinion, not from a summary. The table below lists each provision used and the date it was last checked.
| Statute | Last verified | Source |
|---|---|---|
| None (no general state anti-retaliation statute); 20-27-608 (lead-hazard); 16-123-341 & 42 U.S.C. § 3617 (fair housing) | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| None (no general state anti-retaliation statute) | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| Ark. Code Ann. § 20-27-608; 16-123-341; 42 U.S.C. § 3617 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| Ark. Code Ann. § 16-123-341; 42 U.S.C. § 3617 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
Where the official text and a secondary summary disagree, this page follows the official text and says so. Where a provision admits of more than one reading, that is flagged rather than smoothed over.
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阿肯色**无一般反报复成文法**：Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007（18-17-101 et seq.）无报复条款；Act 1052（适居性）也未加报复保护。
The state does not set a statutory presumption window. 无州级报复成文法，故无法定推定窗口。二手站宣称的「6 个月推定」系编造。