Landlords Association of Arkansas Implied Quality of Standards
Members of local chapters of the Landlords Association of Arkansas establish and acknowledge that they will strive to offer property “For Let” that meets or exceeds the standards set forth below which includes making property available which conforms to the laws and standards of the municipality in which they have chosen to take part.
Implied Quality Standard
Except when prevented by an act of God, failure of public utility or other force majeure, members of the Landlord Association of Arkansas pledge their residential property for lease or rent should;
- Have a functioning roof and building envelope;
- Have functioning electricity, potable water, and sanitary sewer system that conforms to applicable building and housing codes in existence at the time of installation;
- Have a functioning heating and/or air conditioning system to the extent the system served the premises at the time the landlord and the resident entered into the agreement;
- Have a functioning smoke alarm(s) or carbon monoxide detectors (if required) installed at the time the agreement is entered into.
A landlord will be presumed to be in compliance with the standards given above if the non-compliance was caused by the deliberate or negligent act or omissions of:
- The resident;
- a member of the resident's family;
- another occupant or visitor on the premises;
- any person other than the landlord or the landlord's agent on the premises with the consent of the resident, including without limitation a person employed directly by the resident to make repairs to the premises with or without the knowledge and consent of the landlord
- The resident unreasonably refused entry to the landlord or the landlord's representative to correct the problem
Before signing a lease/rental agreement the applicant will have the opportunity to inspect the property, have someone inspect the property on their behalf at their expense.
The resident will have an opportunity to review the agreement or have someone review it on their behalf at their expense.
If the resident is not satisfied with the inspection of the premises or the review of the agreement, the applicant will have the opportunity to walk away from the transaction without penalty.