Category: Arkansas
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Arkansas Act 752 of 2025: New Identity Verification Requirements for Deed Recording
Arkansas will implement significant new security measures for deed recording with the passage of Act 752 of 2025, which takes effect on August 5, 2025. This landmark legislation introduces mandatory identity verification requirements for grantors presenting deeds for recording in person or by mail, marking a substantial shift in the state’s approach to combating real…
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Arkansas Mechanic’s Lien Process
Mechanic’s liens, sometimes referred to as materialmen’s liens, are legal instruments that encumber title to real property to secure payment from the property owner for the balance owed on an enforceable contract for constructions on or improvements to the property. Arkansas law stipulates that mechanic’s liens have priority over all other encumbrances (except a prior…
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Arkansas Probate and Inheriting Real Property
Probate is the court process of estate administration by which property is devised by will or distributed through laws of intestacy to the decedent’s rightful heirs. The estate administration process varies from case to case, depending on such factors as the way the decedent held title to property and whether he left a will. When…
