| Chapter 163 |
| 2026 -- H 7778 Enacted 06/18/2026 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING |
Introduced By: Representatives Noret, Morales, Azzinaro, Read, Fascia, Shallcross Smith, Biah, Messier, Serpa, and Fellela |
| Date Introduced: February 12, 2026 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 45-53-14 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-53 entitled "Low and |
| Moderate Income Housing" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 45-53-14. Database of low-income rental units Database of low- or moderate- income |
| rental units. |
| (a) The executive office of housing established pursuant to § 42-167-1 or the Rhode Island |
| housing and mortgage finance corporation established pursuant to § 42-55-4 (the “corporation”) |
| shall maintain host an online database (“database”) of residential developments that meet the |
| definition of low- or moderate-income housing under § 45-53-3 low-income housing tax credit |
| developments that are designated only for households at or below sixty percent (60%) of area |
| median income, adjusted for household size and subsidized housing developments, as referenced |
| in the corporation’s Rhode Island resource guide, which are designated only for households at or |
| below eighty percent (80%) of area median income, adjusted for household size (collectively “low- |
| income rental units”) in the state on the executive office of housing or the corporation’s website. |
| The corporation shall place an emphasis on To the extent possible, the database containing shall |
| contain the following: |
| (1) Current, updated information on the existing inventory of low- or moderate-income |
| rental units housing in the state; |
| (2) The contact person or entity and contact information pertaining to individual |
| developments; |
| (3) To the extent the information is available, a A copy of the application to apply for |
| housing in individual developments; and |
| (4) Information pertaining to any special populations, including, but not limited to, elderly, |
| disabled, homeless individuals, and victims of domestic violence, served by individual |
| developments. |
| (5) To the extent possible, the database shall allow individuals to identify the different |
| types of affordable housing they are interested in and be alerted when developments that meet that |
| criteria become available for lease or sale. |
| (b) This database shall be accessible to the public by July 1, 2023. |
| SECTION 2. Chapter 45-53 of the General Laws entitled "Low and Moderate Income |
| Housing" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
| 45-53-14.1. Listing by owners of low- or moderate-income housing. |
| (a) Any owner of a property qualifying as low- or moderate-income housing, as defined by |
| § 45-53-3, shall list that property on the database referenced in § 45-53-14. |
| (b) For developments completed after January 1, 2027, the property should be listed prior |
| to or concurrently with the opening of the property for lease-up, accepting applications or, in the |
| case of homeownership units, listing units for sale. |
| (c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b)of this section, low- or moderate-income |
| homeownership units shall only be listed on the database prior to their initial sale and prior to or |
| concurrently with listing the property for re-sale. |
| SECTION 3. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2027. |
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