Does Arkansas protect a resident's right to sell a mobile home in place?

No. Arkansas has no dedicated mobile home park act and no statutory right to sell a home in place or to require a park to accept the buyer as a tenant. Whether a buyer can keep the home on the lot depends on the park agreeing to a new lot tenancy.

What does selling a mobile home in Arkansas involve?

Generally, transferring the certificate of title (or conveying the home with the land if its title was cancelled under §27-14-1603), paying off any lien, and — if the home stays in the park — the buyer negotiating a lot tenancy with the park owner.

What if a home is left in the park with unpaid lot rent?

Arkansas Code §18-16-111 lets the lessor, after the home is unoccupied and lot rent is 60 days or more past due, give written notice creating a lien in the lessor's favor if a lienholder does not remove the home within 30 days. This is general information, not advice about a specific sale — consider consulting a licensed attorney in Arkansas.

Selling a mobile home in Arkansas

In Arkansas, selling a mobile home that sits on a rented lot is mostly a private transaction governed by the rental agreement and general property law — not by a mobile home park statute, because Arkansas has none. Critically, there is no statutory right to sell the home "in place" and no rule forcing a park to accept a buyer as a new lot tenant. This is a general explanation; for a specific sale, consider consulting a licensed attorney in Arkansas.

What the statute says

Arkansas has no provision protecting a sale in place or limiting a park's discretion over a buyer. The mobile-home-specific statute that does exist, Arkansas Code §18-16-111, addresses what happens when a home is left behind with unpaid lot rent:

When a manufactured home or mobile home on a leased site is unoccupied and the lease or rental payment for the site on which the mobile home or manufactured home is located is sixty (60) days or more past due, the lessor shall notify the lessee and the lienholder...

After that notice, unless the home is removed "within thirty (30) days from the date the lienholder receives the notice," the home "shall be subject to a lien in favor of the lessor" for the lease payments that accrue. Transferring the home itself runs through its certificate of title — or, if the title was cancelled under §27-14-1603 because the home is affixed to real estate, the home is conveyed with the land.

How it works in general

Because no statute guarantees a sale in place, a seller's ability to leave the home on the lot depends on the park: the buyer must reach a new lot-tenancy agreement with the park owner, who is generally free to set terms or decline. Mechanically, the sale transfers the title (and a lender must be paid off to clear any lien). If the home is instead taken with the buyer or removed, the lien and removal framework in §18-16-111 — and the cost of moving a home — become the practical considerations. Sellers in Arkansas should confirm the park's stance before relying on a sale in place.

Common scenarios

General examples Arkansas sellers commonly encounter:

A resident wants to sell and leave the home on the lot. There is no statutory right to do so; the park's willingness to sign a new lot tenancy with the buyer controls.
A buyer needs clear title. Transferring the DFA certificate of title and paying off any lien is the core of the transaction.
A home is abandoned with unpaid rent. The lessor's lien and the 30-day removal window in §18-16-111 govern what follows.

Other authorities that may apply

The certificate-of-title process (§27-14, administered by the DFA) governs transferring the home, and a lender holds rights until a loan is paid. The written rental agreement and the park's rules set whatever approval the park requires for a buyer. Federal consumer-finance and fair-housing laws can apply. Because Arkansas leaves the sale-in-place question to private agreement, the rental agreement and the park's position carry unusual weight.