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Council pauses repeal of ordinance 6,800 after AG opinion; members debate next steps on renter protections
Summary
Following an Arkansas Attorney General opinion and internal legal review, Fayetteville city staff recommended repeal of Ordinance 6,800 (an applicant-fee cap). Council members and public speakers urged continuing work on renter protections; council left the matter on first reading for further deliberation.
The Fayetteville City Council addressed Ordinance 6,800 — a local ordinance passed in October that capped certain application and related fees charged to rental applicants — after the city attorney and the Arkansas Attorney General issued analyses raising legal concerns.
City Attorney Kit (presented the staff analysis) told council the Attorney General concluded parts of the ordinance are likely in conflict with state law (A.C.A. § 14-43-608), and staff…
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