Arkansas is the only state that criminalizes failure to pay rent. Our lawsuit aims to end this draconian law (known as the failure to vacate statute, or Ark. Code §18-16-101), claiming the scales of justice are tipped too far in favor of landlords looking for a cheap workaround from tenant protections, all at the expense of tenants struggling to afford rent.
https://equaljusticeunderlaw.org/easley-v-hot-spring-county