(14) “Rental agreement” means all agreements, written or oral, and valid rules and regulations
adopted under § 34-18-25 embodying the terms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of a dwelling
unit and premises, and also includes any terms required by law;
(15) “Roomer” means a tenant occupying a dwelling unit which consists of any room or group
of rooms forming a single habitable unit used or intended to be used for living and
sleeping, but not for cooking or eating purposes;
(16) “Security deposit” means a sum of money given by a tenant to a landlord at the outset
of the tenancy or shortly thereafter, as a deposit against physical damages to the
tenant’s dwelling unit during said tenancy;
(17) “Tenant” means a person entitled under a rental agreement to occupy a dwelling unit
to the exclusion of others;
(18) “Transitional housing facility” means a facility which, for a period not to exceed
two (2) years, provides its residents with appropriate social services for the purpose
of fostering independence, self sufficiency, and eventual transition to a permanent
living arrangement;
(19) “Willful” means that the act was performed intentionally, knowingly and purposely,
not accidentally or inadvertently and without justifiable excuse.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 200, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 87, § 1.