Does Arkansas cap mobile home park fees?

No. Arkansas has no mobile home park fee statute and no cap on park charges. Rent — which the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007 defines to include late charges — and other charges are set by the written rental agreement under §18-17-401.

What does Arkansas law say about returning a security deposit?

Under Arkansas Code §18-17-501, on termination the deposit must be returned less amounts the landlord withholds for accrued rent and damages from the tenant's noncompliance. The tenant must give the landlord a written forwarding address to receive the notice and any amount due.

Are late charges allowed in Arkansas?

Arkansas Code §18-17-301(10) includes late charges within the definition of 'rent.' The amount and terms of any late charge come from the rental agreement. This is general information, not advice about a specific charge — consider consulting a licensed attorney in Arkansas.

Mobile home park fees in Arkansas

In Arkansas, the fees a mobile home park may charge are shaped almost entirely by the written rental agreement, because the state has no mobile-home-specific fee statute and no cap on park charges. The general Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007 (Title 18, Chapter 17) supplies the framework, chiefly around how rent is defined and how a security deposit is handled. This is general information about how the law works; for a specific charge, consider consulting a licensed attorney in Arkansas.

What the statute says

The Act treats charges as part of the agreement. Arkansas Code §18-17-401 lets the parties set "rent, term of the agreement, and other provisions," and the definition of "rent" in §18-17-301(10) is broad:

"Rent" means the consideration payable for use of the premises including late charges whether payable in lump sum or periodic payments, excluding security deposits or other charges.

On deposits, §18-17-501, "Security deposits — Prepaid rent," provides:

Upon termination of the tenancy property or money held by the landlord as security must be returned less amounts withheld by the landlord for accrued rent and damages which the landlord has suffered by reason of the tenant's noncompliance with this subchapter.

The same section requires the tenant to "provide the landlord in writing with a forwarding address or new address to which the written notice and amount due from the landlord may be sent."

How it works in general

Arkansas leans on the agreement rather than statutory caps. Rent — including any late charge — is what the parties agree to under §18-17-401, and there is no statewide limit on the amount of park charges. The clearest statutory protection is on deposits: under §18-17-501 the landlord may keep only what covers accrued rent and damages from the tenant's noncompliance, and must return the rest, but a tenant who fails to give a written forwarding address can lose the right to recover. Arkansas's separate security-deposit subchapter (§18-16-301 et seq.) also applies to landlords it covers; its specifics are best confirmed with an attorney.

Common scenarios

General examples Arkansas park residents commonly encounter:

A new charge appears. With no fee cap, the reference point is the written agreement and whether the charge is authorized there.
A deposit is not returned. Section 18-17-501 limits withholding to accrued rent and damages, but the tenant must have given a written forwarding address.
A late fee is added. Late charges are part of "rent" under §18-17-301(10); the amount comes from the agreement.

Other authorities that may apply

Arkansas's general security-deposit subchapter (§18-16-301 et seq.) governs deposits for the landlords it covers, and the written rental agreement supplies the actual fee amounts. Utility and waste charges raise separate questions covered on the utilities page. Federal consumer-finance and fair-housing laws can apply in particular situations. In Arkansas, reading the agreement is the single most important step, because so little is fixed by statute.