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Arkansas Notice to Vacate Letter

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[Your full name]

[Date]

[Your landlord's name]

Re: Notice to vacate — [Rental property address]

Dear [Your landlord's name],

Please accept this letter as my formal written notice that I will terminate my tenancy at [Rental property address] and vacate the premises on [Move-out date].

Under Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007 — Periodic Tenancy; Holdover Remedies (Ark. Code Ann. § 18-17-704(b)), a month-to-month tenancy may be terminated by the tenant on 30 days written notice. This notice is given in accordance with that requirement and with any additional notice period my lease provides.

I will leave the unit clean and in good condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and will return all keys and access devices on or before my move-out date. I would like a move-out inspection during my final week; please propose a date and time.

Please send my security deposit, with any itemized statement required by law, to my forwarding address: [Your forwarding address]. Kindly confirm receipt of this notice in writing.

Sincerely,

[Your full name]

Know your rights

Notice to vacate law in Arkansas

Tenant notice required: 30 days
Governing statute: Ark. Code Ann. § 18-17-704(b)
How the clock runs: The tenant must give written notice at least 30 days before the termination date specified in the notice — unusually, the statute counts to the stated termination date rather than a rent due date, but ending on a rental-period boundary avoids disputes over the final month's rent. The Attorney General separately advises tenants on oral leases to give one full rental period's notice.
Delivering the notice: The statute requires written notice given to the landlord; no service method is specified, so personal delivery or certified mail with a kept copy and receipt is the safe practice.
Fixed-term leases: A written fixed-term lease ends according to its own terms, and the Attorney General directs tenants to follow the lease's notice provisions. A tenant who remains without consent faces a possession action, a bad-faith holdover owes reasonable attorney's fees, and a willful holdover can cost up to three months' periodic rent or twice actual damages, whichever is greater, plus attorney's fees under § 18-17-704(c).

Worth knowing: Week-to-week tenancies require 7 days' written notice. Arkansas is the only state where a tenant's failure to vacate after default can be prosecuted criminally under the 'failure to vacate' statute (Ark. Code Ann. § 18-16-101), so never simply stop paying and stay. The state adopted only a minimal implied warranty of habitability in 2021 (Act 1052) and remains among the most landlord-friendly states — document the unit's condition thoroughly at move-out. Rent increases on periodic tenancies also require one rental period's notice.

Last reviewed August 2026 · General information, not legal advice · Read the statute · Also for Arkansas: security deposit demand letter

Field notes

Three tips before you send

The statute requires written notice given to the landlord; no service method is specified, so personal delivery or certified mail with a kept copy and receipt is the safe practice.
The tenant must give written notice at least 30 days before the termination date specified in the notice — unusually, the statute counts to the stated termination date rather than a rent due date, but ending on a rental-period boundary avoids disputes over the final month's rent. The Attorney General separately advises tenants on oral leases to give one full rental period's notice.
Date math is unforgiving — the clock usually runs from the day your landlord receives the notice, not the day you write it. Build in a few days of cushion, and photograph the empty unit when you hand back the keys.

Straight answers

Questions people ask

How much notice does a tenant have to give in Arkansas?

The tenant must give written notice at least 30 days before the termination date specified in the notice — unusually, the statute counts to the stated termination date rather than a rent due date, but ending on a rental-period boundary avoids disputes over the final month's rent. The Attorney General separately advises tenants on oral leases to give one full rental period's notice. The governing statute is Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007 — Periodic Tenancy; Holdover Remedies.

What happens when a fixed-term lease ends in Arkansas?

A written fixed-term lease ends according to its own terms, and the Attorney General directs tenants to follow the lease's notice provisions. A tenant who remains without consent faces a possession action, a bad-faith holdover owes reasonable attorney's fees, and a willful holdover can cost up to three months' periodic rent or twice actual damages, whichever is greater, plus attorney's fees under § 18-17-704(c). Check your lease for a renewal or notice clause — where the statute allows it, the lease controls.

Anything else Arkansas renters should know before moving out?

Week-to-week tenancies require 7 days' written notice. Arkansas is the only state where a tenant's failure to vacate after default can be prosecuted criminally under the 'failure to vacate' statute (Ark. Code Ann. § 18-16-101), so never simply stop paying and stay. The state adopted only a minimal implied warranty of habitability in 2021 (Act 1052) and remains among the most landlord-friendly states — document the unit's condition thoroughly at move-out. Rent increases on periodic tenancies also require one rental period's notice.

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When to use this letter

Moving out should be the easy part — but in Arkansas, when you give notice and how you deliver it decide whether you owe another month of rent. The rule that matters: for a month-to-month tenancy, Arkansas law generally requires 30 days written notice from the tenant, under Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007 — Periodic Tenancy; Holdover Remedies. This generator writes a tenant's notice to vacate that cites Ark. Code Ann. § 18-17-704(b) by name, states your move-out date, and asks for the move-out inspection and your deposit instructions in the same letter — so nothing gets renegotiated later. No blank template to fight with: fill in your landlord, the address, and the date, then send it in a way you can prove, because notice clocks here run from delivery, not from the day you write it.