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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A person shall be guilty of a forcible entry and detainer within the meaning of this subchapter if the person shall:
(1) Enter into or upon any lands, tenements, or other possessions and detain or hold them without right or claim to title;
(2) Enter by breaking open the doors and windows or other parts of the house, whether any person is in it or not;
(3) Threaten to kill, maim, or beat the party in possession or use words and actions as have a natural tendency to excite fear or apprehension of danger;
(4) Put out of doors or carry away the goods of the party in possession; or
(5) Enter peaceably and then turning out by force or frightening by threats or other circumstances of terror the party to yield possession.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 18. Property § 18-60-303. Elements of forcible entry and detainer offense - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-18-property/ar-code-sect-18-60-303/
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