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Renters in Little Rock are dealing with eviction as their buildings are repaired due to the tornado that took place on March 31, 2023. One tenant, Jared Holt, received and eviction notice on April 26 stating that he would need to leave his apartment within two weeks. "My main complaint is with the amount of time, because two weeks is not nearly enough time for one or two people to find housing in Little Rock, let alone dozens," of people, he said. "They've just been really vague; they didn't give us any kind of time frame or estimate on when things would be better, talking about moving back in or anything."
While some landlords have been moving residents into other units, other landlords say that the demand for housing has increased since the tornado hit. Manager Vicki Brumett of Foxglen Apartments stated that the tornado damaged a lot of local “reasonably priced apartments.” Jill Judy who runs Downtown Dwellings said about 50 people called looking for housing after she posted about vacancies on Facebook.