Opinion ID: 1903266
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Heading: Award of Rent

Text: Although we hold today that plaintiffs are not entitled to an award of rent under the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, we are convinced that it is appropriate for defendant to reimburse plaintiffs for the fair rental value of her use of the dwelling from the point that plaintiffs demanded possession (July 2001) through the time of trial (November 2001), which amounts to $13,750. As the trial justice found, in light of Anthony Sr.'s representations to Cynthia, [i]t would be inequitable and unjust to require an offset    for the rental up until the time that the term of the tenancy was in fact terminated. Requiring defendant to compensate plaintiffs for her use and occupation of the property after receiving notice to quit is appropriate in light of the facts in this case.