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AR SB283
Bill
Status
2/7/2019
Primary Sponsor
Trent Garner
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AI Summary
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Removes the "Determination of heirs property" requirement from Arkansas Code § 18-60-401, eliminating the special procedures previously required for heirs property partitions.
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Repeals the entire Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act (§ 18-60-1001 et seq.), including provisions for cotenant buyouts, appraisals, partition in kind determinations, and open-market sale procedures.
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Creates a 3-year restriction on partition rights for "strangers to the title" (non-related purchasers of undivided interests) in parcels of at least 10 acres purchased after July 1, 2019, but allows cotenants owning 50% or more to partition at any time.
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Returns partition proceedings to standard § 18-60-401 procedures for all property types, eliminating the separate statutory framework that previously governed family-held heirs property.
Legislative Description
To Amend The Law Concerning The Partition And Sale Of Land; And To Repeal The Uniform Partition Of Heirs Property Act.
Last Action
Sine Die adjournment
4/24/2019