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No more no-mow native plant lawns allowed, Jacksonville ordinance says

Frank Swift won a circuit court ruling last year to save the native plants in his yard, but the city of Jacksonville passed a new ordinance in April.
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Lawsuit filed to challenge Arkansas's criminal eviction statute

Maybe a federal court will save renters from the Arkansas legislature, still defending the only criminal eviction statute in America.
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Arkansas landlords again fending off efforts to protect renters in dangerous, unhealthy housing

A watered-down renters' protection bill making its way through the Capitol offers little in the way of actual renter protections. But a meatier version remains stalled out, and it looks likely that Arkansas will remain the worst state in the country for renters.

House committee defeats repeal of criminal eviction statute

A legislative committee has again refused to end Arkansas's stand-alone status as the only state with a criminal eviction statute.
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The push for safer rental housing set for test in the Senate today

Landlords' effort to beat meaningful improvement in rental housing law may get a hearing in a Senate committee today.

The pushback against legislation to improve rental housing law

The landlord lobby has competition for legislation proposing modest protections for renters under Arkansas law.
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The monthly rental report: Trouble ahead

The future is bleak for tenants who fall behind on rent as an eviction moratorium expires along with limited state aid.

The October eviction report: Some marginally good news but many sad stories

Evictions are down a bit, but hard luck abounds.
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When falling behind on rent in Arkansas leads to jail time

Evictions in Arkansas can snowball from criminal charges to arrests to jail time because of a 119-year-old law that mostly impacts female, Black and low-income renters. Even prosecutors have called it unconstitutional.

Evictions continue to rise sharply

Misery continues for people unable to pay rent. A law professor offers suggestions to help both tenants and landlords.
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No shelter in place: Conway renter says landlord tried to illegally force him out of his home

“His landlord began a campaign to terrorize him,” renter’s attorney says.

Arkansas renters face eviction threats during pandemic

With unemployment in Arkansas skyrocketing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and renters facing threats of losing their homes, advocates for tenants have pushed for a temporary moratorium on evictions, a measure implemented in some form in 42 other states.
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