{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-123-341","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-123-341","heading":"Pattern and practice cases","body":"(a) At the request of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission, the Attorney General may file a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county where the respondent resides for appropriate relief if the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that: (1) A person is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of any right granted by this subchapter; or (2) A person has been denied any right granted by this subchapter and that denial raises an issue of general public importance. (b) In an action under this section the court may: (1) Award preventive relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order against the person responsible for a violation of this subchapter as necessary to assure the full enjoyment of the right granted by this subchapter; (2) Award other appropriate relief, including monetary damages, reasonable attorney's fees, and court costs; and (3) To vindicate the public interest, assess a civil penalty against the respondent in an amount that does not exceed: (A) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for a first violation; and (B) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for a second or subsequent violation. (c) A person may intervene in an action under this section if the person is: (1) An aggrieved person to the discriminatory housing practice; or (2) A party to a conciliation agreement concerning the discriminatory housing practice. Acts 2001, No. 1785, § 42.\n\n(a) At the request of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission, the Attorney General may file a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county where the respondent resides for appropriate relief if the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that: (1) A person is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of any right granted by this subchapter; or (2) A person has been denied any right granted by this subchapter and that denial raises an issue of general public importance.\n\n(1) A person is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of any right granted by this subchapter; or\n\n(2) A person has been denied any right granted by this subchapter and that denial raises an issue of general public importance.\n\n(b) In an action under this section the court may: (1) Award preventive relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order against the person responsible for a violation of this subchapter as necessary to assure the full enjoyment of the right granted by this subchapter; (2) Award other appropriate relief, including monetary damages, reasonable attorney's fees, and court costs; and (3) To vindicate the public interest, assess a civil penalty against the respondent in an amount that does not exceed: (A) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for a first violation; and (B) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for a second or subsequent violation.\n\n(1) Award preventive relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order against the person responsible for a violation of this subchapter as necessary to assure the full enjoyment of the right granted by this subchapter;\n\n(2) Award other appropriate relief, including monetary damages, reasonable attorney's fees, and court costs; and\n\n(3) To vindicate the public interest, assess a civil penalty against the respondent in an amount that does not exceed: (A) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for a first violation; and (B) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for a second or subsequent violation.\n\n(A) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for a first violation; and\n\n(B) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for a second or subsequent violation.\ncate the public interest, assess a civil penalty against the respondent in an amount that does not exceed: (A) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for a first violation; and (B) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for a second or subsequent violation.\n\n(A) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for a first violation; and\n\n(B) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for a second or subsequent violation.\n\n(c) A person may intervene in an action under this section if the person is: (1) An aggrieved person to the discriminatory housing practice; or (2) A party to a conciliation agreement concerning the discriminatory housing practice.\n\n(1) An aggrieved person to the discriminatory housing practice; or\n\n(2) A party to a conciliation agreement concerning the discriminatory housing practice.","path":["AR Code","Title 16","Chapter 123","Subchapter 3"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"7c751626dd6c2da7b510c836d84b1e4fd1bd7ff5ab6351cbe73d728846c89972","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-123-340","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-123-342"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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