More Arkansas cities regulate ‘Airbnbs’ and other short-term rentals
The massive growth of the short-term rental industry is also creating headaches for city officials from Little Rock to small tourist towns in the Ozarks.
Eureka Springs cracks down on ‘Airbnbs’ as housing grows scarce
“We have more single family homes that are being purchased by out-of-town folks as second vacation homes,” said Kylee Hevrdejs, Eureka Springs’ historic preservation officer and planner.
Bill aims to repeal Arkansas’s unique ‘criminal eviction’ law
Only Arkansas permits criminal consequences for nonpayment of rent — and it has enforced the law during the pandemic. Now, after ProPublica and ANNN investigated the practice, some legislators want to revoke the statute.
Deputy prosecutor fired for speaking out against jail time for people who fall behind on rent
Hot Springs prosecutor Josh Drake called the state’s criminal eviction statute “cruel” and “unconstitutional.” Criminal charges against tenants falling behind on rent have continued, even as the pandemic has worsened.
When falling behind on rent leads to jail time
Evictions in Arkansas can snowball from criminal charges to arrests to jail time because of a 119-year-old law that mostly impacts female, Black and low-income renters. Even prosecutors have called it unconstitutional.