The rule
- Landlord ends month-to-month
- 30 days
- Tenant ends month-to-month
- 30 days
- Week-to-week
- 7 days
- Unpaid rent
- 3 days
- Lease violation
- 14 days
- Unpaid rent
- Civil unlawful detainer requires a 3-day written notice to quit. Separately, rent unpaid 5 days after the due date lets the landlord terminate and file for eviction, and a criminal failure-to-vacate charge requires a 10-day notice.
- Lease violations
- 14 days to remedy a noncompliance before the rental agreement terminates.
Law: Ark. Code § 18-17-704, § 18-17-701, § 18-17-901, § 18-60-304, § 18-16-101
Last reviewed September 30, 2026
Not legal advice. Statutes change; check the linked section.