Exclusions from application of chapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 18-17-202
in effectThe following arrangements are not governed by this chapter:
(1) Residence at an institution, public or private, if incidental to detention or the provision of medical, geriatric, educational, counseling, religious, or similar service;
(2) Occupancy under a contract of sale of a dwelling unit or the property of which it is a part, if the occupant is the purchaser or a person who succeeds to his or her interest;
(3) Occupancy by a member or a fraternal or social organization in the portion of a structure operated for the benefit of the organization;
(4) Transient occupancy in a hotel, motel, or other accommodations subject to any sales tax on lodging;
(5) Occupancy by an employee of a landlord whose right to occupancy is conditional upon employment in and about the premises;
(6) Occupancy by an owner of a condominium unit or a holder of a proprietary lease in a cooperative;
(7) Occupancy under a rental agreement covering the premises used by the occupant primarily for agricultural purposes; and
(8) Residence, whether temporary or not, at a public or private charitable or emergency protective shelter.
Source: Public.Resource.Org / UniCourt, Official Code of Arkansas Annotated, Release 78 (2020) (unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ar)URL: https://unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ar/transforms/ar/ocar/r78/gov.ar.code.title.18.htmlFetched: 11/8/2026