Arkansas Rent Increase Laws for Landlords (2026)

Updated September 2026 · Written for self-managing landlords · Not legal advice

In short: Arkansas has no rent-increase law. To raise the rent you use the notice for changing a month-to-month tenancy, which is 30 days' notice, and there is no cap on the amount.

What Arkansas law requires

Arkansas has no statute about raising rent. That surprises most landlords, and it is the single most misreported fact in this area - plenty of sites will quote you a “Arkansas rent increase notice law” that does not exist.

What Arkansas does have is the notice required to end or change a month-to-month tenancy, and that is the mechanism you have to use: raising the rent is legally a change of terms. The period is 30 days' notice, in writing, under Ark. Code Ann. § 18-17-704.

Citation: Ark. Code Ann. § 18-17-704 · read the source (code mirror)

Why this links to a code mirror. Arkansas publishes its official code only through a LexisNexis portal. The citation is the statute; the link is the best freely readable copy of it.

How much can you raise it in Arkansas?

There is no statutory ceiling. Arkansas's Residential Landlord-Tenant Act is silent on rent increases and sets no cap.

Only four US jurisdictions cap the size of an increase - California, Oregon, Washington and the District of Columbia. Arkansas is not one of them, so the amount is a business decision, not a legal one. The usual constraint is practical: a tenant who leaves over an increase costs you a turnover, and a turnover costs more than the increase was worth.

Can you raise rent mid-lease in Arkansas?

Not unless the lease says so. A fixed-term lease fixes the rent for its term, whatever the statute does or does not require about notice. An increase belongs at renewal, or on a month-to-month tenancy after proper notice.

Serving the notice so it holds up

Most rent increases that fall apart fall apart on the date, not the amount: the notice went out too late, or nobody can prove when it went out. Count the days from delivery, not from the day you wrote it, and keep the proof.

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Frequently asked questions

How much notice does a landlord have to give to raise rent in Arkansas?

30 days in writing. Arkansas has no rent-increase statute, so that is the notice required to change a month-to-month tenancy under Ark. Code Ann. § 18-17-704.

Is there a limit on how much rent can be raised in Arkansas?

No. Arkansas sets no cap on the size of an increase. Only California, Oregon, Washington and the District of Columbia cap the amount.

Can rent be raised during a lease in Arkansas?

No, unless the lease itself provides for it. A fixed-term lease fixes the rent for the term; an increase belongs at renewal or on a month-to-month tenancy after notice.

Does a Arkansas rent increase notice have to be in writing?

Yes.

Do city rules change this in Arkansas?

We found no local rent regulation in Arkansas, but ordinances change faster than statutes. Check with the municipality before serving notice on a large increase.