Chapter
Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-1— Short title
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-2— Purposes — Rules of construction
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-3— Supplementary principles of law applicable
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-4— Construction against implicit repeal
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-5— Administration of remedies — Enforcement
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-6— Temporary restraining orders — Ex parte proceedings
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-7— Application
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-8— Exclusions from application of chapter
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-9— Jurisdiction
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-10— Service of process for actions pursuant to chapter
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-11— Definitions
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-12— Obligation of good faith
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-13— Unconscionability
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-14— Notice
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-15— Terms and conditions of rental agreement
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-16— Effect of unsigned or undelivered rental agreement
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-16.1— Rent increases — Notice requirements
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-17— Prohibited provisions in rental agreements
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-18— Receipt of rent free of maintenance obligations forbidden
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-19— Security deposits
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-20— Disclosure
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-21— Landlord to deliver possession of dwelling unit
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-22— Landlord to maintain premises
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-22.1— Landlord’s duty to notify tenant of violation
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-22.2— Landlord’s duty regarding compliance with zoning and minimum housing laws
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-22.3— Nonresident landlord to designate agent for service of process
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-23— Limitation of liability upon sale or change of management
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-24— Tenant to maintain dwelling unit
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-25— Rules and regulations
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-26— Access
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-27— Tenant to use and occupy
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-28— Noncompliance by the landlord in general
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-29— Failure to deliver possession
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-30— Self-help for limited repairs
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-31— Wrongful failure to supply heat, water, hot water, or essential services
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-32— Landlord’s noncompliance as defense to action for possession or rent
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-33— Fire or casualty damage
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-34— Tenant’s remedies for landlord’s unlawful ouster, exclusion, or diminution of service
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-35— Eviction for nonpayment of rent
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-36— Eviction for noncompliance with rental agreement
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-37— Termination of periodic tenancy
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-38— Eviction for unlawfully holding over after termination or expiration of tenancy
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-38.1— Definitions for purpose of the eviction of tenants in residential foreclosed properties
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-38.2— Just cause needed for eviction of foreclosed residential property tenants
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-39— Failure to maintain
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-40— Remedies for abandonment
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-41— Waiver of landlord’s right to terminate
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-42— Landlord liens — Distraint for rent abolished
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-43— Remedy after termination
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-44— Self-help recovery of possession prohibited
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-45— Landlord and tenant remedies for abuse of access
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-46— Retaliatory conduct prohibited
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-47— Appeals
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-48— Execution
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-49— Payment of rent on stay of execution
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-50— Payment of moving costs required
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-51— Issuance of execution on nonpayment of rent
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-52— Payment of rent during pendency of appeal
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-53— Dismissal of appeal for nonpayment of rent during pendency of appeals
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-54— Savings clause
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-55— Severability
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-56— Notices and complaint forms
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-57— Providence and Warwick Absentee Landlord Enforcement Act
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-58— Statewide mandatory rental registry
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-59— Fair limitation on rental application fees
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-60— Sealing and unsealing of court files
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-61— Convenience fees prohibited
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-62— Inquiries regarding immigration status