HOA rules in Arkansas

Arkansas has no comprehensive planned-community HOA act. Ordinary subdivision homeowners' associations generally run on recorded covenants (a restrictive covenant is not effective unless executed by the owners and recorded — Ark. Code § 18-12-103) plus nonprofit corporate law if incorporated. The only community-association statute is the Horizontal Property Act, Ark. Code § 18-13-101 et seq., which applies only if a master deed was recorded creating a horizontal property regime. Confirm whether a master deed exists, then confirm the current Arkansas Code text and your documents. This page is general information, not legal advice. Statutes and documents change.

The retrieved Horizontal Property Act text does not create a statutory fine procedure, numbered hearing-day count, or dollar fine cap, and it does not create a recordable assessment lien or foreclosure remedy. Unpaid assessments have a sale-proceeds preference on conveyance (§ 18-13-116(c)), not a foreclosure lien like many other states. Do not invent hearing-day counts, fine caps, or a statutory HOA foreclosure lien.

Co-owners may examine the administration's book of receipts and expenditures and supporting vouchers at convenient announced working-day hours (§ 18-13-110). The retrieved section does not set a numbered inspection-day deadline or copying-fee formula. Arkansas has no statewide HOA ombudsman on this page.

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