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RI Gen L § 34-16-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-16 - Quieting Title|Section 34-16-14 - Proof of title - Judgment.

§ 34-16-14. Proof of title — Judgment.No decision, judgment, or decree, excepting decrees taking the matter as confessed, shall be entered by default, but proof satisfactory to the court shall be offered in support of plaintiff's claim of title and of all claims known to be, or which may be, adverse thereto, and the court shall thereafter enter judgment in accordance with the law and the evidence. The judgment, when final, shall be conclusive against all persons served as herein required, both known and unknown, and whether under disability or not, and whether service was personal, by registered or certified mail, or by publication.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 528, § 26; P.L. 1940, ch. 938, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3717, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 34-16-14.
RI Gen L § 34-16-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-16 - Quieting Title|Section 34-16-15 - Remedy cumulative.

§ 34-16-15. Remedy cumulative.The remedy provided by this chapter shall be cumulative and shall not exclude or prevent the exercise of any other right or remedy now allowed by law.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 528, § 26; P.L. 1940, ch. 938, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 34-16-15.
RI Gen L § 34-17-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-17 - Fixtures|Section 34-17-1 - Factory equipment declared real estate.

§ 34-17-1. Factory equipment declared real estate.The water wheels, steam engines, boilers, all shafting, whether upright or horizontal, and hangers for the same, except such as are used to drive a special machine, all drums, pulleys, wheels, gearing, steam pipes, gas pipes, gas fixtures, water pipes, and fixtures, kettles and vats, set and used in any mechanical or manufacturing establishment, are declared to be real estate whenever they belong to the owner of the real estate to which they are attached.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 200, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 251, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 295, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 430, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 34-17-1.
RI Gen L § 34-17-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-17 - Fixtures|Section 34-17-2 - Machinery and apparatus declared personal property.

§ 34-17-2. Machinery and apparatus declared personal property.All other machinery, tools, and apparatus of every description, including all the articles specified in § 34-17-1 whenever they belong to some person other than the owner of the real estate to which they are attached, used, or employed in any manufacturing establishment, are declared to be personal estate, and as such shall be considered in attachments, and in all cases whatsoever; except that in the assessment of taxes such property shall be assessed as provided in chapter 4 of title 44.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 200, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 251, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 295, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 430, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 34-17-2; P.L. 1995, ch. 323, § 27.
RI Gen L § 34-17-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-17 - Fixtures|Section 34-17-3 - Partition of machinery and apparatus.

§ 34-17-3. Partition of machinery and apparatus.Partition of the property mentioned in § 34-17-2 may be compelled between the owners thereof in the same manner as though the property were real estate.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 200, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 251, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 295, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 430, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 34-17-3.
RI Gen L § 34-17-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-17 - Fixtures|Section 34-17-4 - Removal of fixtures annexed by life tenant.

§ 34-17-4. Removal of fixtures annexed by life tenant.Fixtures annexed to the freehold by a life tenant, or his or her assigns, may be removed during the continuance of the life estate, or within a reasonable time after its determination; and in determining what things so annexed are fixtures, the rules of the common law, which prevail as between the landlord and tenant for years, shall govern.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 201, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 252, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 296, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 430, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 34-17-4.
RI Gen L § 34-17-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-17 - Fixtures|Section 34-17-5 - Testamentary powers unaffected by § 34-17-4.

§ 34-17-5. Testamentary powers unaffected by § 34-17-4.Section 34-17-4 shall not affect the right of the owner of land to make a different arrangement by will or otherwise as to the removal of fixtures, nor shall it in any way impair or affect the provisions of any will or other instrument by which an estate for life in land is created or limited.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 201, § 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 252, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 296, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 430, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 34-17-5.
RI Gen L § 34-18-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-18 - Residential Landlord and Tenant Act|Section 34-18-1 - Short title.

§ 34-18-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Residential Landlord and Tenant Act".History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 200, § 2.
RI Gen L § 34-18-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-18 - Residential Landlord and Tenant Act|Section 34-18-2 - Purposes - Rules of construction.

§ 34-18-2. Purposes — Rules of construction.(a) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.(b) Underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are to:(1) Simplify, clarify, modernize and revise the law governing the rental of dwelling units and the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants;(2) Encourage landlords and tenants to maintain and improve the quality and availability of housing;(3) Make more uniform the law relating to residential landlord and tenant relations in those respects in which this chapter follows the "Uniform Residential Landlord — Tenant Act".History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 200, § 2.
RI Gen L § 34-18-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-18 - Residential Landlord and Tenant Act|Section 34-18-3 - Supplementary principles of law applicable.

§ 34-18-3. Supplementary principles of law applicable.(a) Unless displaced by the provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity, including the law relating to capacity to contract, mutuality of obligations, principal and agent, real property, public health, safety, and fire prevention, estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, bankruptcy, or other validating or invalidating cause supplements its provisions.(b) This chapter shall apply to any rental agreement involving public housing or any type of federally subsidized or regulated housing except where:(1) A particular subject matter has been pre-empted by federal law, or;(2) A landlord or tenant has any rights or responsibilities derived from federal law or regulations which directly conflict with the provisions of this chapter, in which case the rights and responsibilities derived from federal laws and regulations shall control.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 200, § 2.
RI Gen L § 34-18-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-18 - Residential Landlord and Tenant Act|Section 34-18-4 - Construction against implicit repeal.

§ 34-18-4. Construction against implicit repeal.This chapter being a general act intended as a unified coverage of its subject matter, no part of it is to be construed as impliedly repealed by subsequent legislation if that construction can reasonably be avoided. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this chapter and the provisions of chapters 18.1, 19, or 20 of this title, the provisions of this chapter shall control.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 200, § 2.
RI Gen L § 34-18-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-18 - Residential Landlord and Tenant Act|Section 34-18-5 - Administration of remedies - Enforcement.

§ 34-18-5. Administration of remedies — Enforcement.(a) The remedies provided by this chapter shall be so administered that an aggrieved party may recover appropriate damages and injunctive relief, including temporary restraining orders, as set forth in § 34-18-6. The aggrieved party has a duty to mitigate damages.(b) Any right or obligation declared by this chapter is enforceable by action unless the provision declaring it specifies a different and limited effect.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 200, § 2.
RI Gen L § 34-18-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-18 - Residential Landlord and Tenant Act|Section 34-18-6 - Temporary restraining orders - Ex parte proceedings.

§ 34-18-6. Temporary restraining orders — Ex parte proceedings.(a) No temporary restraining order shall be granted without notice to the adverse party unless it clearly appears from specific facts shown by affidavit or by the verified complaint that immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or damage will result to the applicant before notice can be served and a hearing had thereon. Every temporary restraining order granted without notice shall be endorsed with the date and hour of issuance; shall be filed forthwith in the clerk's office and entered of record; and shall expire by its terms within such time after entry, not to exceed ten (10) days, as the court fixes, unless within the time so fixed, the order by consent or for good cause shown and after hearing of argument by the parties or counsel, is extended for an additional period. In case a temporary order is granted without notice, the motion for a preliminary injunction shall be set down for hearing at the earliest possible time and shall be given precedence over all matters except older matters of the same character; and when the motion comes on for hearing, the party who obtained the temporary restraining order shall proceed with the application for a preliminary injunction, and, if he or she does not do so, the court shall dissolve the temporary restraining order.(b) On two (2) days' notice to the party who obtained the temporary restraining order without notice, or on such shorter notice to that party as the court may prescribe, the adverse party may appear and move its dissolution or modification, and in that event the court shall proceed to hear and determine such motion as expeditiously as the ends of justice require.(c) Every order granting an injunction and every restraining order shall be specific in terms; shall describe in reasonable detail the act or acts sought to be restrained; and is binding only upon the parties to the action, their officers, agents, managers, employees, and attorneys, and upon those persons in active concert or participation with them who receive actual notice of the order by personal service or otherwise.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 200, § 2.
RI Gen L § 34-18-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-18 - Residential Landlord and Tenant Act|Section 34-18-7 - Application.

§ 34-18-7. Application.This chapter applies to, regulates and determines rights, obligations, and remedies under a rental agreement, wherever made, for a dwelling unit located within this state.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 200, § 2.
RI Gen L § 34-18-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-18 - Residential Landlord and Tenant Act|Section 34-18-8 - Exclusions from application of chapter.

§ 34-18-8. Exclusions from application of chapter.Unless the parties expressly agree to be governed by the provisions of this chapter, the following arrangements are not governed by this chapter:(1) Residence at an institution, public or private, if incidental to detention or the provision of medical, geriatric, educational, counseling, religious, or similar service;(2) Occupancy under a contract of sale of a dwelling unit or the property of which it is a part, if the occupant is the purchaser or a person who succeeds to his or her interest;(3) Occupancy by a member of a fraternal or social organization in the portion of a structure operated for the benefit of the organization;(4) Transient occupancy in a hotel, motel, or other lodging as defined under § 44-18-7(11), which is subject to the state sales and use tax, or lodgings tax as allowed by state enabling legislation;(5) Occupancy by a paid employee of a landlord, whose right to occupancy is conditional upon employment substantially for services, maintenance, or repair of premises containing more than eleven (11) units;(6) Occupancy by a holder of a proprietary lease in a cooperative;(7) Commercial letting and any other estate governed by chapter 18.1 of this title;(8) Residence at a transitional housing facility.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 200, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 210, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 301, § 1.
RI Gen L § 34-18-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-18 - Residential Landlord and Tenant Act|Section 34-18-9 - Jurisdiction.

§ 34-18-9. Jurisdiction.The district or appropriate housing court of this state shall exercise jurisdiction in both law and equity over any landlord or tenant with respect to any conduct in this state governed by this chapter or with respect to any claim arising from a transaction subject to this chapter. In addition to any other method provided by rule or by statute, personal jurisdiction over a landlord or tenant may be acquired in a civil action or proceeding commenced in the court by the service of process in the manner provided by § 34-18-10(c).History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 200, § 2.
RI Gen L § 34-18-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-18 - Residential Landlord and Tenant Act|Section 34-18-12 - Obligation of good faith.

§ 34-18-12. Obligation of good faith.Every duty under this chapter and every act which must be performed as a condition precedent to the exercise of a right or remedy under this chapter imposes an obligation of good faith in its performance or enforcement.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 200, § 2.
RI Gen L § 34-18-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-18 - Residential Landlord and Tenant Act|Section 34-18-13 - Unconscionability.

§ 34-18-13. Unconscionability.(a) If the court, as a matter of law, finds:(1) A rental agreement or any provision thereof was unconscionable when made, the court may refuse to enforce the agreement, enforce the remainder of the agreement without the unconscionable provision, or limit the application of any unconscionable provision to avoid an unconscionable result; or(2) A settlement in which a party waives or agrees to forego a claim or right under this chapter or under a rental agreement was unconscionable when made, the court may refuse to enforce the settlement, enforce the remainder of the settlement without the unconscionable provisions, or limit the application of any unconscionable provision to avoid an unconscionable result.(b) If unconscionability is put into issue by a party or by the court upon its own motion, the parties shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to present evidence as to the setting, purpose and effect of the rental agreement or settlement to aid the court in making the determination.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 200, § 2.
RI Gen L § 34-18-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-18 - Residential Landlord and Tenant Act|Section 34-18-14 - Notice.

§ 34-18-14. Notice.(a) (1) A person has notice of a fact if:(i) He or she has actual knowledge of it;(ii) He or she has received a notice or notification of it; or(iii) From all the facts and circumstances known to him or her at the time in question he or she has reason to know that it exists.(2) A person "knows" or "has knowledge" of a fact if he or she has actual knowledge of it.(b) A person "notifies" or "gives" a notice or notification to another person by taking steps reasonably calculated to inform the other in ordinary course whether or not the other actually comes to know of it. A person "receives" a notice or notification when:(1) It comes to his or her attention; or(2) It is delivered in hand or sent by first class mail to him or her at a place held out by him or her as the place for receipt of the communication, or in the absence of such designation, to his or her last known place of residence.(c) "Notice," knowledge or a notice or notification received by an organization, is effective for a particular transaction from the time it is brought to the attention of the individual conducting that transaction, and in any event from the time it would have been brought to his or her attention if the organization had exercised reasonable diligence.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 200, § 2.
RI Gen L § 34-18-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-18 - Residential Landlord and Tenant Act|Section 34-18-16 - Effect of unsigned or undelivered rental agreement.

§ 34-18-16. Effect of unsigned or undelivered rental agreement.(a) If the landlord does not sign and deliver a written rental agreement signed and delivered to him or her by the tenant, acceptance of rent without reservation by the landlord gives the rental agreement the same effect as if it had been signed and delivered by the landlord.(b) If the tenant does not sign and deliver a written rental agreement signed and delivered to him or her by the landlord, acceptance of possession and payment of rent without reservation gives the rental agreement the same effect as if it had been signed and delivered by the tenant.(c) If a rental agreement given effect by the operation of this section provides for a term longer than one year, it is effective for only one year.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 200, § 2.
RI Gen L § 34-18-16.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-18 - Residential Landlord and Tenant Act|Section 34-18-16.1 - Rent increases - Notice requirements.

§ 34-18-16.1. Rent increases — Notice requirements.(a) Prior to an increase in rent being imposed by a landlord for a residential tenancy, notice of the increase shall be given in writing to any tenant by a landlord at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of the increase.(b) A landlord must give sixty (60) days notice to month to month tenants over the age of sixty-two (62), before raising the rent.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 222, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 397, § 1.
RI Gen L § 34-18-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-18 - Residential Landlord and Tenant Act|Section 34-18-17 - Prohibited provisions in rental agreements.

§ 34-18-17. Prohibited provisions in rental agreements.(a) A rental agreement may not provide that the tenant:(1) Agrees to waive or forego rights or remedies under this chapter;(2) Authorizes any person to confess judgment on a claim arising out of the rental agreement;(3) Agrees to pay the landlord's attorney's fees inconsistent with this chapter; or(4) Agrees to the exculpation or limitation of any liability of the landlord arising under law or to indemnify the landlord for that liability or the costs connected with the liability.(b) A provision prohibited by subsection (a) included in a rental agreement is unenforceable. If a landlord deliberately uses a rental agreement containing provisions known to be prohibited, the tenant may recover, in addition to his or her actual damages, an amount up to three (3) months periodic rent and reasonable attorney's fees.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 200, § 2.
RI Gen L § 34-18-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-18 - Residential Landlord and Tenant Act|Section 34-18-18 - Receipt of rent free of maintenance obligations forbidden.

§ 34-18-18. Receipt of rent free of maintenance obligations forbidden.A rental agreement, assignment, conveyance, trust deed, or security instrument may not permit the receipt of rent free of the obligation to comply with § 34-18-22(a).History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 200, § 2.
RI Gen L § 34-18-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-18 - Residential Landlord and Tenant Act|Section 34-18-19 - Security deposits.

§ 34-18-19. Security deposits.(a) A landlord may not demand or receive a security deposit, however denominated, in an amount or value in excess of one month's periodic rent.(b) Upon termination of the tenancy, the amount of security deposit due to the tenant shall be the entire amount given by the tenant as a security deposit, minus any amount of unpaid accrued rent, the amount due, if any, for reasonable cleaning expenses, the amount due, if any, for reasonable trash disposal expenses and the amount of physical damages to the premises, other than ordinary wear and tear, that the landlord has suffered by reason of the tenant's noncompliance with § 34-18-24, all as itemized by the landlord in a written notice delivered to the tenant. The landlord shall deliver the notice, together with the amount of the security deposit due to the tenant, within twenty (20) days after the later of either termination of the tenancy, delivery of possession, or the tenant's providing the landlord with a forwarding address for the purpose of receiving the security deposit.(c) If the landlord fails to comply with subsection (b), the tenant may recover the amount due him or her, together with damages in an amount equal to twice the amount wrongfully withheld, and reasonable attorney fees.(d) This section does not preclude the landlord or tenant from recovering other damages to which he or she may be entitled under this chapter.(e) This section does not preclude any landlord who rents a furnished apartment from demanding or receiving a furniture security deposit if the replacement value of the furniture being furnished by the landlord valued at the time the lease is executed is five thousand dollars ($5,000) or greater, in which instance the landlord may charge a separate furniture security deposit of up to one month's periodic rent.(f) Upon termination of the tenancy, the amount of furniture security deposit due to the tenant shall be the entire amount given by the tenant as a furniture security deposit, minus the amount due, if any, for reasonable cleaning expenses and repair and the amount of physical damages to the furniture, other than ordinary wear and tear. The landlord shall deliver the notice, together with the amount of the furniture security deposit due to the tenant, within twenty (20) days after the later of either termination of the tenancy, delivery of possession, or the tenant's providing the landlord with a forwarding address for the purpose of receiving the furniture security deposit.(g) In the event the landlord transfers his or her interest in the premises, the holder of the landlord's interest in the premises at the time of the termination of the tenancy is bound by this section.(h) No rental agreement shall contain any waiver of the provisions of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 200, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 125, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 134, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 229, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 260, § 1.