Selling landlocked land in Arkansas

How Arkansas law handles land with no road access

A landlocked owner can petition the county court for a private road to a public road across a neighbor's land. The owner must give 20 days written notice with a payment offer, show refusal, and pay damages set by viewers.

Statutory route: Private road established by the county court on the landowner's petition.

Common-law route: Easement by necessity recognized (unity of title, severance, necessity), decided in chancery court.

Law: Ark. Code Ann. 27-66-401 et seq. (see also 27-66-402 to 27-66-404). Court routes take time and cost money. Ask a local attorney.

Your options as a landlocked owner

• Ask a neighbor to sell or grant an access easement, in writing and recorded.
• Offer the land to the neighbor who borders it. They are often the most natural buyer.
• Use the Arkansas legal route above to create access, then sell.
• Sell as-is to a cash buyer who accepts land without access.

Arkansas land at a glance

• Average farm real estate value: $4,350 per acre (2026, USDA).
• Average property tax on farmland: about $8.55 per acre per year (2022 Census of Agriculture).
• Transfer tax: $3.30 per $1,000 of actual consideration (0.33%) on deeds where consideration exceeds $100.
• Seller disclosure: Arkansas has no statute requiring a private seller to deliver a property condition disclosure. Disclosure is left to the contract and licensee duties.

These are statewide averages, not an appraisal. See selling land in Arkansas for county values, or try the land value estimator.

How a cash sale handles this

Liberty Acres is a family-owned cash land buyer. We buy land anywhere in the US, in any condition, including land with back taxes, inherited land and land with no road access. We pay back taxes and all closing costs, use no agents and charge no commissions, and close through a title company, escrow company or real estate attorney who pays you by wire or check.

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