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Property management made easy! Learn about these online tools!

Manage your rental properties online with these great tools. Are you a landlord or property manager? Do you accept online rental/credit applications, conduct your background checks online, and take rent payments online? If not, why not? This is the age of E-Everything. Your tenants are used to paying bills and conducting business online. As a landlord,

6 Steps to Unlawful Detainer – Step 6: The Damages

The 6 Steps to Unlawful Detainer Part 6 of a 6 part series on the Unlawful Detainer Action in Arkansas. Your problem tenants are finally gone, and you have your property back!  Now, who is going to pay for these damages? Step 6: The Damages ASSESS DAMAGES: It is time to assess the damages.  It is

6 Steps to Unlawful Detainer – Step 3: The Hearing

The 6 Steps to Unlawful Detainer Part 3 of a 6 part series on the Unlawful Detainer Action in Arkansas. If your tenant files an answer in response to your Complaint, then it is time to go to court! Step 3: The Hearing Otherwise known as “Who gets possession of this property?” By this point,

6 Steps to Unlawful Detainer – Step 2: The Complaint

The 6 Steps to Unlawful Detainer Part 2 of a 6 part series on the Unlawful Detainer Action in Arkansas. Okay, so you have given your tenants a Notice of Unlawful Detainer, but they still haven’t left.  Now what? Step 2: The Complaint What is a “complaint?” A “Complaint in Unlawful Detainer” is a formal lawsuit

6 Steps to Unlawful Detainer – Step 1: The Notice

The 6 Steps to Unlawful Detainer Part 1 of a 6 part series on the Unlawful Detainer Action in Arkansas. At some point, every landlord faces the dilemma of having a tenant that won’t pay rent, yet refuses to leave! So, what can you do? Before you start:  Know the law: Every state has different

Landlord Law

Your Arkansas Attorney for Landlord Law. Landlord Matters: LEASES: We will be happy to review your current lease, or draft a new one for you to use with your rental properties. EVICTIONS: If you have tenants who are behind on rent, or have otherwise broken their lease, we may be able to help with evicting by using the Arkansas ‘Unlawful Detainer’ process.

Help! My Rental Home is in Foreclosure!

You are renting a home that has just been foreclosed upon.  What can you do? Bona fide tenants who rent a home that goes into foreclosure are protected by a federal law called “Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act” (PTFA).  The PTFA was enacted in 2009 and permanently extended on May 24th, 2018. What does this

Remove your personal property BEFORE vacating a rental!

Take your Personal Property with you! How many days do you have to retrieve your personal property after you have vacated a rental property? In Arkansas, the answer is ZERO! Under Arkansas law, when a lease has been terminated, all personal property left in or around the rental property is considered abandoned and may be