Arkansas § 14-86-601 - Partition among several owners.

Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 14-86-601 — Partition among several owners., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 14-86-601. Partition among several owners.

Wherever lands or other real property in an improvement district are assessed in one (1) body and are at the time owned in separate parcels or where the ownership subsequently becomes divided, any owner of any part of the property may apply to the chancery court of the county where the lands, or some part thereof, lie, making defendants in his suit the other parties interested in the lands. Thereupon, it shall be the duty of the court to partition the assessment against the lands among the several owners thereof, as equity and good conscience may require.

Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 14-86-601 ("Partition among several owners.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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