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Ark. Code Ann. § 18-16-306

Remedies

Acts 1979, No. 531, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 50-528.

(1) If the landlord fails to comply with this subchapter, the tenant may recover: The property and money due him or her;

(2) Damages in an amount equal to two (2) times the amount wrongfully withheld;

(3) Costs; and

(4) Reasonable attorney's fees.

(5) However, the landlord shall be liable only for costs and the sum erroneously withheld if the landlord shows by the preponderance of the evidence that his or her noncompliance: Resulted from an error which occurred despite the existence of procedures reasonably designed to avoid such errors; or

(6) Was based on a good faith dispute as to the amount due.

(7) This section does not preclude the landlord or tenant from any other relief to which either may be lawfully entitled.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.