Arkansas HOA & Condominium Law
7 active Arkansas statutes govern homeowners associations and condominiums in the state. The corpus encodes 20 specific requirements across governance, finance, reserves, disclosure, and enforcement.
Estoppel Disclosure Workflow
13 standard items
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CommunityPay has not verified a state-specific statutory resale certificate regime in Arkansas. Disclosure follows a non-statutory estoppel workflow. The 13 items below reflect standard title company and lender expectations, not legal requirements specific to any particular association.
- Current periodic assessment amount and any unpaid or delinquent assessments
- Pending or approved special assessments
- Reserve fund balance and designated projects
- Most recent balance sheet and income/expense statement
- Current operating budget
- Insurance coverage provided for the benefit of owners
- Pending lawsuits, unsatisfied judgments, or threatened litigation
- Board composition, meeting frequency, and governance status
- Declaration, bylaws, and rules and regulations
- Capital expenditures approved or anticipated for current and next two fiscal years
- Transfer fees, move-in/move-out fees, or other charges upon sale
- Known violations of the governing documents or applicable codes
- Right of first refusal or other restraints on transfer
Industry incumbents (HomeWiseDocs, CondoCerts) charge residents $250–$400 per resale certificate.
Arkansas does not cap RC preparation fees by statute. With CommunityPay, the board issues the certificate directly from live ledger data — eliminating the third-party fee entirely. Residents typically save $250–$400 per closing.
What Arkansas Law Requires
Governance (15)
- The Horizontal Property Act (A.C.A. A.C.A. §18-13-101
- §18-13-101 through §18-13-120) governs the creation and administration of condominium regimes in Arkansas. A.C.A. §18-13-101
- Covers master deeds, bylaws, common elements, unit ownership, insurance requirements, assessment authority, and reconstruction after casualty. A.C.A. §18-13-101
- Originally enacted in 1963, amended in 2025 by Act 516. A.C.A. §18-13-101
- Establishes the legal requirements for creating a condominium regime in Arkansas, including the recording of a master deed with the county recorder's office. A.C.A. §18-13-102
- Governs the bylaws of condominium associations, including requirements for administration, voting rights of co-owners, and governance procedures. A.C.A. §18-13-107
- §4-33-101 et seq.), which establishes the legal framework for nonprofit organizations including organizational requirements, member rights, board duties, and meeting procedures. A.C.A. §4-33-101
- Arkansas has no HOA-specific statute. A.C.A. §4-33-101
- HOAs organized as nonprofit corporations are governed by the Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993 (A.C.A. A.C.A. §4-33-101
- Applies to HOA member meetings. A.C.A. §4-33-705
- Notice must state the place, day, hour, and in the case of special meetings, the purpose of the meeting. A.C.A. §4-33-705
- Requires written notice of each meeting of members not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the meeting date. A.C.A. §4-33-705
- Not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the meeting date A.C.A. §4-33-705 (a)
- Directors of nonprofit corporations must act in good faith, with the care an ordinarily prudent person would exercise, and in a manner the director reasonably believes to be in the corporation's best interests. A.C.A. §4-33-830
- Applies to HOA board members serving as directors of the nonprofit corporation. A.C.A. §4-33-830
Financial (1)
- Upon sale, unpaid assessments are paid from the sales price in preference over other charges except past-due taxes and recorded mortgage instruments. A.C.A. §18-13-116
Assessment (3)
- Arkansas is a judicial foreclosure state; lien enforcement requires court action A.C.A. §18-13-116
- Co-owners of condominium apartments are bound to contribute pro rata toward expenses of administration, maintenance, and repair of common elements. A.C.A. §18-13-116
- The purchaser is jointly and severally liable with the seller for outstanding amounts. A.C.A. §18-13-116
Enforcement (1)
- Non-condo HOA assessment liens derive solely from the association's CC&Rs, not statute. A.C.A. §18-13-116
Sourced from CommunityPay's living legal corpus. Each requirement traces to a primary statute snapshot verified by a subject-matter expert.
Topic Coverage
Governance Documents
4
Assessment Collection
2
Meetings and Notice
2
Elections and Voting
1
Fiduciary Duty
1
Foreclosure and Liens
1
Each chip links to the Arkansas statutes addressing that topic. Counts reflect distinct statute assignments.
Applicable Statutes
Arkansas Horizontal Property Act — Definitions
The Horizontal Property Act (A.C.A. §18-13-101 through §18-13-120) governs the creation and administration of condominium regimes in Arkansas. Covers master deeds, bylaws, common elements, unit ownership, insurance requirements, assessment authority, and reconstruction after casualty. Originally enacted in 1963, amended in 2025 by Act 516.
Horizontal Property Act — Establishment of Horizontal Property Regimes
Establishes the legal requirements for creating a condominium regime in Arkansas, including the recording of a master deed with the county recorder's office.
Horizontal Property Act — Bylaws
Governs the bylaws of condominium associations, including requirements for administration, voting rights of co-owners, and governance procedures.
Horizontal Property Act — Liability for Expenses and Assessments
Co-owners of condominium apartments are bound to contribute pro rata toward expenses of administration, maintenance, and repair of common elements. Upon sale, unpaid assessments are paid from the sales price in preference over other charges except past-due taxes and recorded mortgage instruments. The purchaser is jointly and severally liable with the seller for outstanding amounts. Non-condo HOA assessment liens derive solely from the association's CC&Rs, not statute.
Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993 — General Provisions
Arkansas has no HOA-specific statute. HOAs organized as nonprofit corporations are governed by the Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993 (A.C.A. §4-33-101 et seq.), which establishes the legal framework for nonprofit organizations including organizational requirements, member rights, board duties, and meeting procedures.
Nonprofit Corporation Act — Notice of Members' Meetings
Requires written notice of each meeting of members not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the meeting date. Notice must state the place, day, hour, and in the case of special meetings, the purpose of the meeting. Applies to HOA member meetings.
Nonprofit Corporation Act — Standards of Conduct for Directors
Directors of nonprofit corporations must act in good faith, with the care an ordinarily prudent person would exercise, and in a manner the director reasonably believes to be in the corporation's best interests. Applies to HOA board members serving as directors of the nonprofit corporation.
Source: Arkansas state legislature. Statutes verified by CommunityPay. Last verified April 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions — Arkansas HOA Law
How much advance notice must a Arkansas HOA give for meetings?
Under A.C.A. §4-33-705, a Arkansas association must give unit owners at least 10 days advance notice of meetings. The notice must specify the date, time, place, and agenda items to be considered. Actions taken at a meeting that violates the notice requirement may be voidable on owner challenge.
Source: A.C.A. §4-33-705
Answers derived from the Arkansas legal corpus. Every numeric value (fee caps, deadlines, percentages) is pulled from a primary-source statutory threshold record verified by CommunityPay.
Arkansas HOA Fee Benchmark
$242
Avg Median Monthly Fee
$84 – $650
County Range
7300
Units Paying HOA Fees
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates (PUMS). 61 counties with data.
Communities by City
Bull Shoals
8
Little Rock
6
Conway
3
Fort Smith
3
Benton
2
Drasco
2
Hot Springs
2
New Blaine
2
Atkins
1
Batesville
1
Bella Vista
1
Compton
1
Farmington
1
Fayetteville
1
Greenbrier
1
Harrison
1
Heber Springs
1
Hensley
1
Marianna
1
Mountain Home
1
Pea Ridge
1
Redfield
1
Rogers
1
Roland
1
Russellville
1
Shirley
1
Springdale
1
Tumbling Shoals
1
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One PDF — every active Arkansas statute we track, statutory fee caps and time limits, recent legal changes from the last 12 months, and the resale-certificate disclosure profile. Built from CommunityPay's living legal corpus, the same data that drives our resale certificates, reserve reports, and CARI scoring.
- Statutory fee caps and time limits (resale, late fees, lien priority)
- Recent law changes with effective dates
- Resale & estoppel disclosure profile, item by item
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