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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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RELATING TO PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT | |
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Introduced By: Representative Scott J. Guthrie | |
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Date Introduced: May 28, 2013 | |
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Referred To: House Judiciary | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 34-18-15 of the General Laws in Chapter 34-18 entitled |
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"Residential Landlord and Tenant Act" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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34-18-15. Terms and conditions of rental agreement. -- (a) A landlord and a tenant |
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may include in a rental agreement terms and conditions not prohibited by this chapter or other |
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rule of law, including rent, term of the agreement, and other provisions governing the rights and |
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obligations of the parties. |
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(b) In absence of agreement, the tenant shall pay as rent the fair rental value for the use |
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and occupancy of the dwelling unit. |
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(c) Rent is payable without demand or notice at the time and place agreed upon by the |
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parties. Unless otherwise agreed, rent is payable at the dwelling unit and periodic rent is payable |
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at the beginning of any term of one month or less and otherwise in equal monthly installments at |
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the beginning of each month |
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twice monthly for those tenants paid bi-weekly pursuant to the provisions of section 28-14-2.2 |
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upon proof to the landlord of said bi-weekly payments. Unless otherwise agreed, rent is uniformly |
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apportionable from day-to-day. |
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(d) Unless the rental agreement fixes a definite term, the tenancy is week-to-week in case |
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of a roomer who pays weekly rent, and in all other cases month to month. |
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(e) A tenant who is sixty-five (65) years of age or older or who will turn sixty-five (65) |
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during the term of a rental agreement for a dwelling unit may terminate such a rental agreement |
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in order to enter a residential care and assisted living facility, as defined in section 23-17.4-2, a |
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nursing facility, or a unit in a private or public housing complex designated by the federal |
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government as housing for the elderly. The tenant may terminate the rental agreement by notice |
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given in writing to the usual person to whom rental payments are made. The notice shall be |
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accompanied by documentation of admission or pending admission to a facility or housing |
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complex described in this section. Termination of the rental agreement shall be effective no |
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earlier than forty-five (45) days after the first rental payment due date following delivery of |
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written notice of termination. |
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(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d), no landlord shall collect rent more |
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than twice monthly for any tenant paid bi-weekly pursuant to the provisions of section 28-14-2.2 |
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upon proof to the landlord of said bi-weekly payments. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT | |
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This act would prohibit a landlord from collecting rent weekly from any tenant that is |
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employed and paid bi-weekly by the tenant’s employer pursuant to the provisions of section 28- |
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14-2.2, upon proof to the landlord of said bi-weekly payments. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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