Little Rock landlords who fail to provide hot and cold water, electricity, plumbing, heating and air conditioning, a functioning roof and general maintenance could face fines of up to $1,000, or $500 a day for continuing offenses.
Milo Strain
Milo Strain is an intern with the Arkansas Times and a journalism student at the University of Central Arkansas.
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City director takes on bad landlords with Little Rock renters’ rights ordinance
The city board will vote on Director Antwan Phillips’ tenants’ rights ordinance and other resolutions at its meeting next Tuesday.
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LRPD reports second homicide in two days
Police have not released the identity of the man, who died of his injuries at a local hospital.
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‘Ruins of Central High’ walking tours highlight neglected parts of Little Rock historic district
A 2022 report from the city calls the Central High neighborhood an “endangered historical resource,” with three dozen structures demolished between 2010 and 2021.
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LRPD reports Monday homicide on South Pulaski Street
Authorities have not yet released the name of the victim or identified any potential suspects.
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National Democratic PAC names Chris Jones as 2024 co-chair
The Dirt Road Democrats PAC has named Arkansas’s own Chris Jones and Brandon Presley of Mississippi as its 2024 co-chairs.