Title 34
Property

Chapter 18
Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-42

§ 34-18-42. Landlord liens — Distraint for rent abolished.

(a) A lien or security interest on behalf of the landlord in the tenant’s household goods is not enforceable unless perfected before the effective date of this chapter, except as provided in § 34-18-50.

(b) Distraint for rent is abolished.

History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 200, § 2.