The Arkansas records that decide what a home really costs and what the seller has to tell you: disclosure law, property-tax reset, the official registry, and the FEMA flood map — sourced, with the county offices that hold the files.
Check the records behind the address before you offer.
Check any address — free previewThe legal standard: Seller has no statutory duty to complete a disclosure form, but cannot actively conceal known defects or make false statements; licensed agents must exert reasonable efforts to learn material facts under Arkansas Real Estate Commission Regulation 10.6.
Arkansas has no seller disclosure statute, and the Arkansas Real Estate Commission says so directly, despite a fake 'Arkansas Residential Property Disclosure Act' citation circulating online. Most agent-led sellers still complete a voluntary REALTORS disclosure form, but as a buyer you must inspect and ask questions yourself.
Sources: ibuyer.com · listwithclever.com · dfa.arkansas.gov · sebastiancountyar.gov · sexoffenderregistry.ar.gov
A sale can remove the Amendment 79 cap and accelerate the property to full assessed value on the next January 1 lien date, with the higher bill appearing later because Arkansas collects in arrears. Do not budget from the seller's capped bill, and apply for your own homestead credit.
Homestead: Every owner-occupied homestead may claim a homestead property tax credit of up to $500 per year, rising to up to $600 beginning with 2026 tax bills; owners 65 and older or disabled may also freeze their homestead taxable value under Amendment 79.
Arkansas Sex Offender Registry / Arkansas Sex Offender Notification System is run by Arkansas Crime Information Center (ACIC), Arkansas Department of Public Safety. Search it by the home's address before you offer — and search again before closing, because registry data changes as people move.
Open the official Arkansas registry
You can also search every state at once through the federal National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW). A CurbFacts report shows the registry count for the home's ZIP — the same public data, organized for the decision.
The only flood map that decides a lender's insurance requirement is FEMA's — the National Flood Hazard Layer behind the official FEMA flood map viewer. Listing sites license private models that can and do disagree with it; when they conflict, the FEMA map is the one your lender and insurer use.
Check the exact parcel, not the ZIP code: flood-zone boundaries cut through streets, and two houses side by side can sit in different zones.
Sebastian County's assessor guidance states Act 2284 of 2005 removes the capped-value limitation on an arm's-length transfer, so the property accelerates to full assessed value (20 percent of appraisal) on the first lien date after the recorded transfer.
Multiple sources repeat an 'Arkansas Residential Property Disclosure Act, A.C.A. 18-12-601 et seq.' citation; the Arkansas Real Estate Commission's own position, as reported by iBuyer, is that there is no disclosure statute addressing the individual owner/seller.
What the Arkansas disclosure does and does not cover, section by section, and the questions it never answers.
Read the guideHow to run an address through the official Arkansas registry, and how to read what comes back.
Read the guideRecords live at the county level — assessor, recorder, permits. Pick the county for its records checklist.
Every CurbFacts report pulls the public records behind an address — flood determination, registry, tax reset, price history, permits, and what's planned nearby — and shows its sources.
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