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DEFINITIONS………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4  \n2. GENERAL PROVISIONS……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5  \nA. Terms and Conditions of Rental Agreement……………………………………………………………………………………5  \nB. Prohibited Provision……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6  \nC. Notices ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6  \nD. Rent Increases …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6  \nE. Temporary Restraining Orders ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………6  \nF. Service of Proces…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………7  \nG. Termination of Tenancy…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………7  \nH. Payment of Moving Costs………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8  \n3.  \nLANDLORD RESPONSIBILITIES………………………………………………………………………………………………………8  \nA. Security Deposits and Other Prepayments………………………………………………………………………………………8  \nB. Disclosure……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9  \nC. Delivering Possession……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9  \nD. Maintaining Premises…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9  \nE. Duty to Notify Tenant of Violation…………………………………………………………………………………………………10  \nF. Limitation of Liability…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………10  \n4.  \nTENANT RESPONSIBILITIES ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………10  \nA Maintaining Premises……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………10  \nB. Rules and Regulation …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………1  \nC. Access…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………11  \nD. Other Obligations……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………12  \nNONCOMPLIANCE BY LANDLORD………………………………………………………………………………………12  \n5.  \nA. In General…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………12  \nB. Failure to Deliver Possession……………………………………………………………………………………………………………12  \nC. Self Help for Minor Repairs………………………………………………………………………………………………………………13  \nD. Failure to Supply Heat, Water,Hot Water,or Essential Services………………………………………13  \nE. Noncompliance or Retaliation as Defense in Eviction Action………………………………………………14  \nF. Fire, Casualty Damage,or Condemnation ……………………………………………………………………………………14  \nG. Remedy for Unlawful Ouster,Exclusion,or Diminution of Services …………………………………15  \nH. Remedy for Wrongful Failure to Return Security Deposits …………………………………………………15  \n6.  \nNONCOMPLIANCE BY TENANT………………………………………………………………………………………………16  \nA. Failure to Maintain…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………16  \nB. Eviction for Failure to Pay Rent………………………………………………………………………………………………………16  \nC. Eviction for Failure to Abide by Rental Agreement……………………………………………………………………17  \nD. Eviction for Unlawful Possession of Unit after Rental Term End…………………………………………17  \nE. Remedies for Abandonment…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………18  \nF. Waiver of Right to Terminate………………………………………………………………………………………………………………18  \nG. Remedy After Termination………………………………………………………………………………………………………………18  \nH. Recovery of Possession Limited………………………………………………………………………………………………18  \n7.  \nAPPENDIX……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………19  \nA. Notice, Complaint, and Summons Forms…………………………………………………………………………………19  \nB. Housing Code Check List…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………25  \nC. Fair Housing……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………27  \nD. Lead Hazard Mitigation Act………………………………………………………………………………………………………………31  \n# INTRODUCTION\n\nThis Handbook is a general reference on landlord-tenant relationships based on RhodeIsland General Law(RIGL)Chapter 34-18,entitled the \"Residential Landlord and Tenant Act,\"effective since January 1,1987.Amendments to the original \"Act\"(R.I.Public Law 86-20","cbCaidtGEQ2FOGPQ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidtGEQ2FOGPQ","pdf",1754573,37,"English","# INTRODUCTION\n# SPECIAL NOTE\n# DEFINITIONS\n# GENERAL PROVISIONS\n## Terms and Conditions of Rental Agreement\n## Prohibited Provision\n## Notices\n## Rent Increases\n## Temporary Restraining Orders\n## Service of Process\n## Termination of Tenancy\n## Payment of Moving Costs\n# LANDLORD RESPONSIBILITIES\n## Security Deposits and Other Prepayments\n## Disclosure\n## Delivering Possession\n## Maintaining Premises\n## Duty to Notify Tenant of Violation\n## Limitation of Liability\n# TENANT RESPONSIBILITIES\n## Maintaining Premises\n## Rules and Regulation\n## Access\n## Other Obligations\n# NONCOMPLIANCE BY LANDLORD\n# NONCOMPLIANCE BY TENANT\n# APPENDIX","[{\"question\":\"What legal framework does the handbook reference for landlord-tenant relationships in Rhode Island?\",\"answer\":\"The handbook is based on Rhode Island General Law (RIGL) Chapter 34-18, the “Residential Landlord and Tenant Act,” effective January 1, 1987.\"},{\"question\":\"Does the handbook cover every type of housing and related law?\",\"answer\":\"No. It excludes certain special or temporary housing arrangements and does not address other law areas such as real estate, health, and fire and safety, except for a minimum housing code checklist.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the “Act” as described in the introduction?\",\"answer\":\"The handbook explains that the Act is intended to simplify, clarify, and modernize legal language about landlords’ and tenants’ rights and obligations, and to encourage improved residential housing and understanding of rental law in Rhode Island.\"}]","Rhode Island Landlord-Tenant Handbook - Introduction - Legal Reference | PDF",13]