§ 16-123-312. Availability for inspection
A person shall not represent to any person because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin that a dwelling is not available for inspection, sale, or rental when the dwelling is in fact so available.
§ 16-123-313. Entry into neighborhood
A person shall not for profit induce or attempt to induce a person to sell or rent a dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into a neighborhood of a person of a particular race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin.
§ 16-123-314. Disability — Definition
(a) A person shall not discriminate in the sale or rental or otherwise make unavailable or deny a dwelling to a buyer or renter because of a disability of: (1) That buyer or renter; (2) A person residing in or intending to reside in that dwelling after it is sold, rented, or made available; or […]
§ 16-123-315. Residential real estate-related transaction — Definition
(a) A person whose business includes engaging in residential real estate-related transactions shall not discriminate against a person in making a real estate-related transaction available, or in the terms or conditions of a real estate-related transaction because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin. (b) As used in this section, “residential […]
§ 16-123-316. Brokerage services
A person shall not deny persons access to or membership or participation in a multiple listing service, real estate brokers’ organization or other service, organization, or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings, or discriminate against a person in the terms or conditions of access, membership, or participation in such an organization, […]
§ 16-123-301. Finding
The General Assembly recognizes: (1) That the right to seek housing underlies the general public’s ability to secure health, safety, and welfare; and (2) Seeks with this subchapter to protect the public’s access to fair housing.
§ 16-123-317. Complaint
(a) The Director of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission shall investigate any discriminatory housing practices alleged in a complaint filed under this section. (b) A complaint shall be: (1) In writing and under oath; and (2) In the form specified and standardized by this subchapter and the rules promulgated by the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission, […]
§ 16-123-104. Construction
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to waive the sovereign immunity of the State of Arkansas.
§ 16-123-105. Civil rights offenses
(a) Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of this state or any of its political subdivisions subjects, or causes to be subjected, any person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Arkansas Constitution shall be liable to the party […]
§ 16-123-106. Hate offenses
(a) A person may bring a civil action for injunctive relief or damages, or both, if he or she is subject to an act motivated by racial, religious, or ethnic animosity and the act was an act of: (1) Intimidation or harassment; (2) Violence directed against his or her person; or (3) Vandalism directed against […]