Arkansans for Stronger Communities

A 501(c)(4) advocating and educating on issues that make Arkansas communities stronger. Promoting legislation for fairer landlord-tenant law.

[Arkansans for Stronger Communities @StrongerAR]

GOOD BILL Alert! #HB1563 (https://t.co/lwCEf6CK8b) filed by Rep @JimmyGazaway requires landlords comply with housing/health codes, ensuring homes are weatherproof, floors & ceilings are sound, doors lock, and windows open & close #arpx #arleg #SafeHousingAR #ARPeopleOverPolitics

[Arkansans for Stronger Communities @StrongerAR]

Monday morning GOOD BILL #HB1798 will be heard in the House Insurance Committee. It repeals Jim Crow-era statute that allows landlords to prosecute tenants a few days late with rent.
Is your Rep on the Cmte? Find out here & ask them to vote YES on HB1798!
https://t.co/G4mq3yaYin

[Arkansans for Stronger Communities @StrongerAR]

Arkansas' criminal eviction law (enacted in 1901) is a relic from Jim Crow days but under it the poor, people of color, and women are still disproportionately punished. It needs to be repealed.
Ask your Representative to support #HB1798
#ARLeg #Evictions
https://t.co/G4mq3yszGX

[Arkansans for Stronger Communities @StrongerAR]

Breach of a civil contract should be handled by civil courts, not criminalized. Landlords are the only businesspeople who get to criminalize their clients for breaching contracts.
Ask your AR Rep to support #HB1798, which repeals criminal eviction statute https://t.co/hsSABpY7tt

[Arkansans for Stronger Communities @StrongerAR]

GOOD BILL ALERT! 🚨🚨
Did you know that Arkansas is the only state that criminalizes evictions? #HB1798 is a simple bill that repeals that statute. Please ask your Representative to support HB1798. It'll be heard in committee on Monday morning! #ARLeg
https://t.co/G4mq3yszGX

[Arkansans for Stronger Communities @StrongerAR]

@trevly @jimmygazaway @NicoleClowneyAR @Anointed08 Hi Trevor! Thanks so much for your support of safe housing in AR. #HB1563 is currently in negotiations. While we wait for a good safe housing bill to support, pls call your Rep about another good bill, #HB1798, which repeals the criminal evictions statute
https://t.co/G4mq3yszGX

[Arkansans for Stronger Communities @StrongerAR]

Thank you to Rep @jimmygazaway for securing the bi-partisan votes needed to pass #HB1563 out of House Insurance Cmte today. This good bill for safe housing for renters next goes to the full House for a vote
#ARLeg

[Citizens First Congress @Citizens_First]

Renters deserve safe homes. Today, lobbyists are trying to confuse the issue with a host of diversion bills that require almost nothing from landlords and offer little for renters. Don't let them confuse you. Call your rep + tell them you support #HB1563. #arleg #SafeHousingAR

[Arkansans for Stronger Communities @StrongerAR]

It's 14 years past time to bring simple balance to Arkansas housing laws. Please ask Reps on House Insurance Committee to vote NO on #HB1769, a shameful retaliatory bill
For more info: https://t.co/2wkVWSlbQc

[Arkansans for Stronger Communities @StrongerAR]

Thread: On Wednesday, minutes after good safe housing bill #HB1563 passed out of committee, Rep Spencer Hawks filed #HB1769, a retaliatory bill that aims to nullify almost all of the protections against blatant unsafe housing that HB1563 offers to Arkansas tenants
#ARLeg #arpx

[Arkansans for Stronger Communities @StrongerAR]

Simply put, #HB1769 will make life worse for tenants -- women, children and families. #HB1563 offers low-income families who rent some basic guarantees that they'll have access to heat, plumbing, safe buildings
#arnews #UnsafeHousing
https://t.co/qLG00mX1Yz

[IndivisibleLRCA @IndivisibleLRCA]

BAD Bill Alert 🚨 Rep Hawks has filed #HB1769, an attempt to nullify the good impacts of safe minimum housing safety bill HB1563, which passed out of committee on Wed

Ask your Rep to urge House Insurance Cmte to vote NO on HB1769 when it's heard on Monday https://t.co/6fDDuYQUFJ

[Arkansans for Stronger Communities @StrongerAR]

Great news! #HB1563 passed out of committee and will now head to the full House for a vote, possibly Thursday, but more likely Monday. Please continue calling your Representatives and ask for their support for this safe housing bill. #ARLeg
Find your Rep: https://t.co/hsSABpGwBV

[Marine Glisovic AECC @AECCMarine]

BREAKING: After numerous amendments made to HB1563 - creating a minimum habitability standard for renters- it has passed out of a House committee.
Before the vote, Rep. Jimmy Gazaway reminded lawmakers Arkansas is the only state without such standards #arnews #arpx @KATVNews

[Arkansans for Stronger Communities @StrongerAR]

Update: after vigorous debate, #SafeHousingAR bill #HB1563 was taken down this morning for amendments, per House Insurance Committee hearing. It will be back on the agenda Monday, March 15th. So please keep urging your Rep to help support this bill
#ARLeg
https://t.co/ov2wAH5CyS

[The Indoctrinatrix @gelderbailey]

Who shows up for renters' rights? Firefighters show up for renters' rights. Thanks, Ben Hammond, for speaking up for fire safety and public safety😍

[IndivisibleLRCA @IndivisibleLRCA]

Dr. Gary Wheeler is speaking in favor of #HB1563, saying it is extremely important and good for kids. Two-thirds of children from low-income families live in rental housing. He says Arkansas has been behind for too long on this issue so there is an urgency to address this. #arleg

[IndivisibleLRCA @IndivisibleLRCA]

Several questions from committee members about #HB1563: Are there ways to protect landlords from outlandish repair costs? The bill requires a tenant to report a needed repair to a landlord with 14 days' notice, so the landlord has 2 weeks to handle the repair on their own. #arleg

[IndivisibleLRCA @IndivisibleLRCA]

Lynn Foster with @StrongerAR is speaking in support of #HB1563, explaining different parts of the legislation that would help protect renters in Arkansas. Lynn says this bill is the result of years of negotiations back & forth between landlords and tenants. #arleg #SafeHousingAR