Acceptance of rent with knowledge of a default by the tenant or acceptance of performance by him or her that varies from the terms of the rental agreement constitutes a waiver of the landlord’s right to terminate the rental agreement for that breach, unless the landlord gives written notice within ten (10) days. However, acceptance of partial payment of rent shall not constitute a waiver of the balance due. Acceptance does not waive the landlord’s right to seek remedies for the default.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-41
Waiver of landlord’s right to terminate
Known as the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
The act spans §§ 34–34 (68 sections).
P.L. 1986, ch. 200, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 95, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.