Sec. 13-59. - Protection from rent increases.
Additional costs incurred by landlords in complying with the requirements of this
article and implementing security measures additional to those already provided or
required in such developments shall not be passed on to tenants of elderly/disabled
multi-family housing developments unless the landlord has exhausted all reasonable
alternatives to the passing on of such costs. In pursuing such alternatives, the landlord
shall use best efforts to seek and obtain such funding, grants, or donations of funds,
equipment, or services, as may lessen or eliminate. The costs incurred in complying
with the requirements of this section and implementing security measures additional
to those already provided or required may be considered to be reasonable or necessary
operating or capital expenses in any application for additional subsidy or financing
from the United States, the State of Rhode Island, or any authority created under
the laws thereof.
(Ord. No. 2021-20, § 1, 6-1-21)