Arkansas Eviction Notice
An Arkansas eviction notice for unpaid rent works on a five-day window: if rent is unpaid when due and the tenant fails to pay within five days from the due date, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement (A.C.A. § 18-17-701(b)) — and for residential leases the nonpayment itself is the legal notice to begin eviction proceedings (§ 18-17-901(b)). A lease violation takes a 14-day notice to remedy (§ 18-17-701(a)); a month-to-month tenancy ends on 30 days' written notice (§ 18-17-704(b)). This free template builds the notice with the deadline computed from your dates.
An Arkansas eviction notice for landlords: the five-day window for unpaid rent, the 14-day notice to remedy a lease violation, and the 30-day written notice to end a month-to-month tenancy — each with the exact statutory deadline calculated from your dates, under the Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007.
Deadlines verified September 24, 2026 against Code of Arkansas Annotated, State of Arkansas official public access (lexisnexis.com/hottopics/arcode — Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Services) — A.C.A. §§ 18-17-701, 18-17-702, 18-17-704, 18-17-901, 18-17-202. New York is also covered from the home page.
1Build your Arkansas notice
2The Arkansas deadlines, notice by notice
Every deadline below was read in the Arkansas Code Annotated on the State of Arkansas' official public access site on September 24, 2026. The Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007 governs residential rental agreements, with standard exclusions (institutional residence, contract-of-sale occupancy, hotels, employee housing, condos and co-ops, agricultural premises, shelters — § 18-17-202):
- 5-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Terminate (nonpayment) — A.C.A. § 18-17-701(b).
- 14-Day Notice to Remedy or Terminate (noncompliance with rental agreement) — A.C.A. § 18-17-701(a).
- 30-Day Notice of Termination (month-to-month tenancy) — A.C.A. § 18-17-704(b).
3How the Arkansas notice period is counted
- The five-day nonpayment window runs from the date the rent was due, not from service of a notice: 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 (A.C.A. § 18-17-701(b)). For residential leases, nonpayment within five (5) days of the due date is itself the legal notice that the landlord may begin eviction proceedings (§ 18-17-901(b)) — serve a written notice anyway so the count is provable.
- The fourteen (14) days for a lease violation run from the tenant's receipt of the written notice: the termination date stated in the notice must be at least fourteen (14) days after receipt, and termination is avoided if the tenant adequately remedies the noncompliance in time (A.C.A. § 18-17-701(a)).
- The thirty (30) days for a month-to-month tenancy (seven (7) days week-to-week) run before the termination date specified in the written notice — the notice must be given at least that many days before the date it names (A.C.A. § 18-17-704(a)-(b)).
4Mistakes that get an Arkansas eviction notice thrown out
- Counting the five days from a served notice instead of from the due date. The statute measures the nonpayment window from the date due (A.C.A. § 18-17-701(b)); a notice served later cannot lengthen or restart it.
- Assuming a written pay-or-quit notice is a legal prerequisite for nonpayment. Arkansas makes the nonpayment itself the legal notice (§ 18-17-901(b)) — but filing without a provable written demand invites a factual dispute; serve one anyway.
- Skipping the cure right on a lease violation. Except as provided in the chapter, the tenant has fourteen (14) days after receipt to remedy the noncompliance before the agreement terminates (§ 18-17-701(a)); a no-cure notice for an ordinary violation misstates the Act.
- Setting a month-to-month termination date fewer than thirty days out. The written notice must be given at least thirty (30) days before the termination date it specifies (§ 18-17-704(b)); seven (7) days for week-to-week (§ 18-17-704(a)).
- Applying the Act to an excluded arrangement. Institutional residence, contract-of-sale occupancy, hotels and motels, employee housing, condos and co-ops, agricultural premises and shelters are outside the chapter (§ 18-17-202) — check the tenancy before relying on these deadlines.
Questions landlords ask about Arkansas
How many days does an Arkansas eviction notice give for unpaid rent?
Five days from the date due. 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 (A.C.A. § 18-17-701(b)). For residential leases, that nonpayment is itself the legal notice that the landlord may begin eviction proceedings (§ 18-17-901(b)) — serving a written 5-day notice is still the safe, provable practice.
Does Arkansas require a written eviction notice before filing for nonpayment?
No separate written notice is legally required for nonpayment: the statute provides that for residential leases, nonpayment of rent within five (5) days of the due date is the legal notice that the landlord may begin eviction proceedings (A.C.A. § 18-17-901(b)). In practice landlords serve a written 5-day demand anyway so the count is provable in court (§ 18-17-701(b)).
What notice does an Arkansas lease violation require?
A written 14-day notice to remedy. The notice must specify the acts and omissions constituting the noncompliance, and the rental agreement terminates on a date at least fourteen (14) days after receipt if the noncompliance is not remedied in that window (A.C.A. § 18-17-701(a)). For noncompliance materially affecting health and safety, the same fourteen (14) days apply; if it is remediable by repair, replacement or cleaning, the landlord may alternatively do the work and bill the tenant (§ 18-17-702).
How much notice ends a month-to-month tenancy in Arkansas?
Thirty days' written notice, given at least thirty (30) days before the termination date specified in the notice (A.C.A. § 18-17-704(b)); a week-to-week tenancy takes seven (7) days' written notice (§ 18-17-704(a)). No cause is required. A holdover tenant may be sued for possession, and a willful holdover can cost up to three months' periodic rent or twice the actual damages, plus attorney's fees (§ 18-17-704(c)).
What happens after the Arkansas notice period expires?
The landlord goes to court: the Act authorizes evictions in circuit court or district court without posting bond for noncompliance with the rental agreement (A.C.A. § 18-17-701(c)(1)), and an action for possession after a holdover (§ 18-17-704(c)(1)). The notice alone changes nothing by force — only a court judgment leads to removal, and self-help lockouts are not lawful.
How is an Arkansas eviction notice delivered?
The sections of the Act that set these deadlines do not prescribe a delivery method for the notices themselves. Deliver in a way you can prove — hand delivery with a dated receipt, or certified mail — and keep proof of the date, because the 14-day violation period runs from the tenant's receipt of the notice (A.C.A. § 18-17-701(a)).
Is this Arkansas eviction notice template really free?
Yes — no account, no credit card, no trial. The document is built in your browser and nothing you type is stored or sent. The optional email field only notifies you when another state is verified; it never receives the contents of your notice.
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This tool is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Arkansas deadlines verified September 24, 2026 against Code of Arkansas Annotated, State of Arkansas official public access (lexisnexis.com/hottopics/arcode — Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Services) — A.C.A. §§ 18-17-701, 18-17-702, 18-17-704, 18-17-901, 18-17-202. Not a substitute for a licensed Arkansas attorney.