Free Arkansas Lease Agreement Template

Last updated July 17, 2026

Download a free Arkansas lease agreement template

An Arkansas residential lease agreement records the deal between a landlord and tenant for a home in Arkansas. It identifies the parties and premises, sets the rent and term, allocates utilities and maintenance responsibilities, and provides a written place for property rules. The free PDF and Word versions on this page are labeled for Arkansas and are intended as a practical starting document—not a substitute for checking which statutes, disclosures, or local rules apply to a particular property.

The principal research authority for this page is Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007, Ark. Code Title 18, Chapters 16-17, and related enacted acts. Research scope: Official Arkansas Legislature acts and agency rules covering residential-lease scope, terms, deposits, minimum quality standards, access, disclosures, remedies, execution, and local-law gates. Because residential rules can depend on property type, tenancy length, location, and regulated-housing status, review the completed agreement and any required addenda before signing.

Arkansas lease topics to review

The current research draft for Arkansas identifies the following topics as relevant to residential lease preparation. Use them as a checklist, and verify each rule's scope, current text, and exceptions before adding a term to the lease.

• Arkansas's residential landlord-tenant chapter applies to in-state dwelling units and identifies specific excluded arrangements.
• Arkansas permits lawful rental-agreement terms and supplies rent and periodic-tenancy defaults when the agreement omits them.
• Arkansas's security-deposit subchapter generally caps a covered deposit at two months' periodic rent and contains a limited small-owner exemption that does not apply to fee-managed units.
• Arkansas implies enumerated residential quality standards into covered leases entered or renewed after November 1, 2021, subject to specified exclusions and temporary exceptions.
• Arkansas provides a move-in defect-form route relevant to a landlord's compliance with the statutory residential quality standards; it should not be described as a universal mandatory disclosure.
• Arkansas uses different timing and remedy branches for remediable lease breaches, nonpayment, and health-and-safety noncompliance.
• Arkansas's statute of frauds requires a signed writing for a lease of land longer than one year.
• Arkansas's state quality-standard section expressly preserves stricter applicable housing standards adopted by the local government with jurisdiction.

The final lease should not waive protections that cannot lawfully be waived. If a selected term conflicts with a controlling statute, official form, court order, housing-program rule, or local ordinance, the controlling rule applies even when the parties signed different language.

What to include in an Arkansas residential lease

• Landlord, tenant, and premises details — use the parties' full legal names, the complete Arkansas property address, and a clear description of included parking, storage, furnishings, or shared spaces.
• Term and rent — state whether the tenancy is fixed-term or periodic, when it begins, when rent is due, accepted payment methods, and what happens at the end of the stated term.
• Deposits and charges — identify each deposit, prepaid amount, fee, and late-payment term separately so it can be compared with the current Arkansas rule that applies to the property.
• Utilities, maintenance, and access — allocate day-to-day responsibilities without attempting to transfer a nonwaivable landlord or tenant duty.
• Rules and addenda — document pets, smoking, parking, guests, insurance, association rules, and any federal, state, local, or property-specific disclosure that applies.
• Notices and signatures — provide reliable notice addresses and retain a complete signed copy for every party.

State and local checks before signing

Arkansas's state quality-standard section expressly preserves stricter applicable housing standards adopted by the local government with jurisdiction. Confirm the property address and the current local text before signing.

Federal requirements can also apply. For example, most pre-1978 housing requires the federal lead-based-paint disclosure process. Manufactured housing, short-term occupancy, owner-occupied rooms, subsidized housing, and rent-regulated property may follow a different legal path from an ordinary residential lease.

Use the official source linked below to confirm the current statewide text. For a disputed tenancy, an eviction or termination, unusual fees, regulated housing, or a property in a city with additional renter protections, obtain advice about the specific facts before relying on a template.

How to use the free Arkansas template

1. Download the Arkansas PDF when you want a printable blank, or the Word file when you want to edit the text electronically.
2. Complete the parties, property, rent, term, deposit, utilities, maintenance, access, and notice fields.
3. Attach the disclosures and property-specific addenda that actually apply.
4. Compare the completed document with the current official source and local requirements.
5. Give every party the same final version to review before anyone signs, then retain the fully executed copy.

The guided builder is available when you prefer questions and a generated preview. Whether you use the free template or the builder, confirm the final agreement against the property and the parties' actual arrangement.