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Arkansas security deposit return obligations for landlords

What the statute requires of you in Arkansas: return deadlines, clock triggers, itemization / notice duties, deposit caps, and penalties for non-compliance — drawn from Wherewithal’s statute research corpus. A landlord who complies correctly does not create a statutory penalty claim.

Confidence: PRIMARY

PRIMARY — main elements read against statute text

Deadline to return / account	60 days
When the clock starts	termination; itemized remainder due 60d after termination and delivery of possession
Penalty for non-compliance	2× wrongfully withheld + money owed
Deposit cap (maximum you may collect)	2 mo (§304 gate: 6+ units / corp / paid mgr)
Escrow / interest requirements	no
Citation	Ark. Code §§ 18-16-301 to 305

Source: Ark. Code §§ 18-16-301 to 305

Compliance flags / traps

⚠⚠ TWO gates: cap §304 vs return §305 (individual-owner exemption)

Applicability conditions

min_unit_count — cap gate §304: 6+ units / corp / paid mgr · value: 6

Corpus version: 57e866fea30cee86 (hash of human fields; use as last-updated fingerprint)

Deadline calculator

Compliance tool only — estimates the statutory return / accounting window from Wherewithal’s corpus fields. Not legal advice. No case is created.

This state’s corpus encodes a primary numeric window of 60 days. Enter the move-out / possession-delivery date the statute keys on.

Move-out / termination date (when possession is delivered)

Tenant side: Arkansas security deposit return rules

Same statute corpus, framed for tenants organizing a deposit-return claim.

Nearby states (landlord side)

Wherewithal is an organizational tool only. Not legal advice. Consider consulting a licensed attorney. This page is compliance information for landlords summarizing statutory duties — not legal advice.

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