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https://arktimes.com/news/arkansas-reporter/2013/02/14/no-rights-for-tenants-in-arkansas

In early October, Petrice Howard noticed hundreds of tiny water droplets beading the ceiling of her daughters bedroom in her rented Baring Cross home. Soon after, black mold spread across the walls, ceiling and baseboards of the bedroom and then spread to the bathroom and an adjoining room, her sons bedroom. Howard notified her landlord immediately.

A month later, when nothing had been done, she reported the problem to North Little Rock code enforcement. Two days after the citys inspection, Howard received a warning from Big Dog Homes LLC that because her house wasnt in order, she had broken her year-long lease, and no more rent would be accepted until she rectified the situation. Two weeks after that, Howard received a 10-day notice to vacate.

I wrote the owner a letter and asked what policy has she violated? You just cant go in and evict a person because their house isnt set up the way you want it, said Alicia Walton-Middleton, Howards neighbor and a criminal and family attorney. Walton-Middleton, who learned of Howards predicament through the Baring Cross Neighborhood Association, believes the eviction notice was retaliation against Howard for calling code officers.

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