My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Arkansas
My personal residence of 20 years was in near perfect condition when I had to leave suddenly to care for my dying dad and be with my mom who live 8 hours away in Nebraska. I was gone longer than anticipated, so when I was contacted by a couple who wanted to rent my place, I was very happy to have the additional income but also to have someone in and caring for the house, not leaving it abandoned. Rent was low in trade for caring for the place. We had a contract, and they were there for 2 years.
When I received photos of the house after they left, I was very happy to see they had left it clean. However when I visited the house, it was very dirty with smudged walls, dirty windows and ruined carpet, and worst of all: all the various appliances they had broken or ruined, items they had ruined so they disappeared or were stolen. After 3 separate visits to clean the house and now...seeing all the repairs, items broken or missing, my list of damages they cost me has come to approx. $14,000.
I called my insurance co. to see if any of this might be covered, and they said no, that I only have disaster and liability insurance.
I could take the people to small claims court for a small part, but living and working in Nebraska makes this nearly impossible.
Now I'm nearing the 9 month mark and don't know if there is a statue of limitations on this?
Even if I had 1 year to still try to get part of my money back from them, I don't know what else I can do? Do I have any other options I can pursue on this?![]()

