Arkansas HOA laws

Arkansas HOA and Condo Laws, in Plain English

Arkansas has one statute that govern community associations: Horizontal Property Act. Here is what each covers, who it applies to, and the rules that come with a sale, with a link to the official text of every one.

A summary for boards and owners, not a substitute for the statute or your attorney. Every act links to its official text, and the association that acts on a rule is responsible for reading it.

The actsWhen a home sellsQuestions

HOA laws

Arkansas

AR
Horizontal Property Act
Resale documentResale Certificate
Fee capNo fixed dollar cap
DeadlineNone set by statute
Buyer may cancelNo statutory right tied to this document

The Acts, and Who Each One Covers

Community type decides which act applies, and a community created before an act took effect may still be under the older one. The declaration says which.

Ark. Code 18-13 (Horizontal Property Act)

Condominiums

The Horizontal Property Act (Ark. Code Ann. Sections 18-13-101 et seq., substantially updated by Act 516 of 2025) is Arkansas's condominium statute. It governs how a condominium is created by recording a master deed, and covers unit ownership, common elements, bylaws, governance, and each owner's liability for common assessments. Arkansas has no separate statute for planned community or single family lot homeowners associations, and the act itself contains no resale certificate, disclosure statement, or lender questionnaire requirement, so any such document and its fee are set by the association's own governing documents rather than by statute.

  • Ark. Code 18-13-116 (Liability for Expenses and Assessments)

    Ark. Code Ann. Section 18-13-116 addresses what happens to unpaid assessments when a condominium unit is sold: the association's claim to unpaid assessments has priority for payment out of the sale proceeds, and the buyer becomes jointly liable with the seller for assessments owed through the date of conveyance. The section does not itself create a formal resale certificate, payoff statement, or estoppel letter requirement, a fee cap, or a delivery deadline.

    Official text
Read Ark. Code 18-13 on the state's site

When a Home Sells in Arkansas

No Arkansas statute requires resale certificate, but lenders and title companies ask for one. Associations furnish it under their governing documents.

What Arkansas calls the resale document
Resale Certificate
Fee cap
No fixed dollar cap
Delivery deadline
None set by statute
Buyer's right to cancel
No statutory right tied to this document

The full Arkansas resale rules, who pays, and how to order are on the Arkansas resale certificate page. Every state's cap and deadline sit side by side in the fee and deadline table.

Arkansas HOA Law Questions

Which law governs condominiums in Arkansas?

Ark. Code 18-13 (Horizontal Property Act). The Horizontal Property Act (Ark.

Does Arkansas cap the fee for a resale certificate?

No. Arkansas sets no dollar cap on resale certificate, so the association or its management company sets the fee under the governing documents.

How long does an Arkansas association have to deliver resale certificate?

Arkansas sets no statutory deadline. The closing date sets the pace.

Where can I read the Arkansas statutes?

Each act on this page links to its official text on the state legislature's site. Havn summarizes the law and links to the source rather than restating it.

Nearby States

Texas HOA laws

Resale fee: $375 · 10 days

Louisiana HOA laws

Resale fee: no fixed dollar cap · 10 days

Missouri HOA laws

Resale fee: no fixed dollar cap · 10 days

Tennessee HOA laws

Resale fee: no fixed dollar cap · 10 business days

Keep Reading

Guides

Templates

  • HOA Annual Meeting Notice TemplateA free HOA annual meeting notice template: date, place, agenda, the election, quorum, and the proxy or ballot enclosed, written to meet the notice window in your bylaws.
  • HOA Violation Notice TemplateA free HOA violation letter template: the rule cited, what was observed and when, the photo, the cure date, what happens next, and how the owner can respond or request a hearing.
  • HOA Dues Increase and Special Assessment Notice TemplateA free HOA letter template for a dues increase or a special assessment: the new amount and when it starts, why, the payment schedule, how to pay, and where to ask questions.
  • HOA Proxy Form TemplateA free HOA proxy form template: the owner, the home, the proxy holder, the meeting, directed instructions on each item, the expiration, and the signature.

Terms to Know

  • Resale certificateThe disclosure package an HOA or condo association furnishes when a home in the community is sold: what is owed, what is coming, and the documents that govern the home.
  • HOA lienThe association's legal claim on a home for unpaid assessments, created by the declaration and, in most states, by statute.
  • Super lienIn roughly twenty states, a slice of the association's assessment lien that takes priority over the first mortgage, usually a set number of months of assessments.
  • QuorumThe minimum number of owners, or share of the votes, that must be present or represented for a meeting to act.
  • Special assessmentA one-time charge beyond the regular assessment, levied to cover a shortfall or a project the budget and the reserves cannot: a roof, a lawsuit, a storm.

In Havn

  • Self-Managed HOAsEverything a volunteer board needs, for a dollar a home a month.
  • AccountingFund accounting, budgets, bank feeds, payables, and owner statements.
  • CommunicationsMeeting notices, violation letters, and dues notices by email, text, and mail, with delivery logged.

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