(a) A landlord shall not charge a convenience fee to a tenant’s rental payment.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any landlord that accepts a form of payment of rent that does not require a convenience fee for such payment.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-61
Convenience fees prohibited
Known as the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
The act spans §§ 34–34 (68 sections).
P.L. 2024, ch. 308, § 1, effective January 1, 2025; P.L. 2024, ch. 309, § 1, effective January 1, 2025.
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.