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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

State Water Resources Board v. Howard, 729 A.2d 712 (1999)

Citation
State Water Resources Board v. Howard, 729 A.2d 712 (1999)
Parent Document
State Water Resources Board v. Howard, 729 A.2d 712 (1999)
Jurisdiction
Rhode Island (state)
Effective Date
1999-05-27

Full Text

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The tenants also assert that the maintenance and repair provisions in the 1995 leases are unlawful and consequently, they were justified in refusing to sign the proposed leases. Section 34-18-22(a)(l) and (2) of the Residential Landlord Tenant Act requires a landlord to “[c]omply with the requirements of applicable building and housing codes affecting health and safety;” and to “[m]ake all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises in a fit and habitable condition.” This includes a requirement to “[mjaintain in good and safe working order and condition all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and other facilities and appliances * * * supplied or required to be supplied by him or her.” Section 34-18-22(a)(4). Section 34-18-22(c) provides that: