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R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-93-13

Statement of account; disclosure to purchaser of property

Known as the Residential Solar Energy Disclosure and Homeowners Bill of Rights Act

The act spans §§ 5–5 (18 sections).

P.L. 2024, ch. 67, § 2, effective March 1, 2025; P.L. 2024, ch. 68, § 2, effective March 1, 2025.

(a) Within ten (10) business days of a written request from the lessee under a lease or the debtor under a financing agreement with respect to a residential solar energy system, any solar retailer who or that is the lessor or creditor with respect to such lease or financing, or if the lease or financing is held by or has been assigned to a third party, the third-party lessor or creditor, shall provide a written statement to the lessee/debtor of all amounts then or thereafter due and owing under the lease or financing agreement.

(b) In any purchase and sale agreement or other contract for the sale of residential property that has a residential solar energy system that is subject to a lease or unpaid financing, the homeowner selling the property shall disclose to the property purchaser the existence and terms of such lease or financing.

(c) This section shall not preempt, alter, or impair any disclosure requirements required under chapter 20.8 of this title.

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.