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Rhode Island Landlord Tenant Law |
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Rhode Island Landlord Tenant Law
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· Rhode
Island Security
Deposit Guide |
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34-18 Residential Landlord
Tenant Act - Actual Text of the Act. |
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· University
of Rhode Island
Off
Campus Housing Guide
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The Rhode
Island Landlord Tenant Handbook is a general reference on landlord-tenant
relationships based on Rhode Island General Law (RIGL) Chapter 34-18, entitled the
"Residential Landlord and Tenant Act," effective since January 1, 1987. The agency that has been responsible for the writing and publishing of
the Rhode Island Landlord-Tenant Handbook since its inception, is the State Division
of Planning (DOP). They reserve the sole right to revise, update, rewrite, or make
any future changes to the Guide.
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Rhode Island Security Deposits
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Other States
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SECURITY DEPOSIT: A
landlord can take a security deposit from a tenant at the beginning of a new rental term
but it cannot exceed one month's rent. Taking a greater sum subjects the landlord to a
possible suit under section 56f of the "Act". The deposit must be returned
within twenty days after the tenant gives proper notice, moves out, returns the key, and
provides a forwarding address. When returning the deposit, the landlord must send the
tenant an itemized notice listing any legal deductions withheld from the money being
returned. Such deductions can only be for unpaid rent (not future rent that might be
legally owed), and physical damages other than ordinary wear and tear.
Read more in Rhode
Island Security Deposits
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Rhode Island Rental Increases:
A
landlord must provide a tenant with a written notice 30 days or more
prior to the effective date, for a rental increase for a residential
tenancy that is on a weekly or monthly basis.
With longer tenancies it is 30 days prior to expiration of the
current rental agreement.
The
30-day
notice is to be considered a legal minimum for rent increases but can be
longer if specified in a rental agreement or desired by the landlord.
Additional
sources of information include:
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