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How long before eviction in Arkansas?

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Last verified 2026-09-23

From notice to removal

Each stage has its own timing. A landlord notice alone does not authorize removal.

  1. 01
    Notice

    3 days

  2. 02
    Court stage

    Timing not verified

  3. 03
    Writ wait

    1 days before execution

  4. 04
    Removal

    Enforcement follows a court order

At a glance

Grace period before a late fee
Not verified
Late fee cap
Not verified
Pay-or-quit notice
3 days
Arkansas treats a tenant's nonpayment of rent as unlawful detainer once three days pass after a written notice to quit and a written demand for possession. Ark. Code Ann. § 18-60-304 does not say whether the three days exclude weekends or holidays, unlike the five-day period that applies later in the same court process. A separate path under the Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act lets a landlord begin eviction proceedings once rent is five days past due, without a further written notice-to-quit period, under Ark. Code Ann. §§ 18-17-701(b) and 18-17-901(b).
Recorded court-stage timing
Not verified
Wait before the writ can be executed
1 day
Can paying stop it before judgment?
Not verified
Can paying stop it after judgment?
Not verified
Lockouts without a court order banned?
Yes
Arkansas law bars anyone, including a landlord, from entering onto and taking possession of a rental home except through the legal eviction process, and even a lawful entry must be done peaceably. The same subchapter lists breaking open a door or window and putting a tenant's belongings out of the home as forcible entry. No separate provision on cutting off utilities was found.
Record sealing available?
Not verified
Right to counsel
Not verified
Fastest lawful timeline
9 daysNot independently verified. Figure from the Eviction Research Network's state eviction timeframes dataset, as of 2026-07-13. We have not yet checked it against the statutes.
Not legal advice. This page reports what the state statute says as of the last-verified date. It does not describe how a particular court applies it, and it does not account for your lease, local ordinances, or the facts of your case. If you have received a notice or a court summons, contact a legal aid organization listed below.

Can I stop it by paying?

Before judgment: Not verified. Arkansas's unlawful detainer statute lets a landlord give a tenant a 3-day notice to quit for unpaid rent and, if the tenant still refuses to quit, file suit; it does not say the tenant can pay the rent due and stay (Ark. Code Ann. 18-60-304(3)). Arkansas's separate residential landlord-tenant act lets a landlord terminate the rental agreement once rent is unpaid for 5 days; it does not say that paying after that point stops a termination already begun (Ark. Code Ann. 18-17-701(a)-(b)).

After judgment: Not verified. We found no provision in the unlawful detainer judgment and writ statutes (Ark. Code Ann. 18-60-309, 18-60-310) that lets a tenant stop the eviction by paying the judgment after it is entered.

Behind on utilities in Arkansas too? See Arkansas's shutoff protection rules.

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