(c) The summons shall be in the form provided in § 34-18-56(h) and shall specify that the tenant has twenty (20) days from the date of service in
which to file his or her answer to the complaint, and that if he or she fails to file
his or her answer within that time, he or she will be defaulted. The matter may be
assigned for hearing in accordance with the rules of procedure of the appropriate
court.
(d) Except as provided in this chapter, the landlord may recover possession, actual damages
and obtain injunctive relief for noncompliance by the tenant with the rental agreement
or § 34-18-24. If the tenant’s noncompliance is willful, the landlord may recover reasonable attorney’s
fees.
(e) If substantially the same act or omission which constituted a prior noncompliance,
of which good faith notice was given, recurs within six (6) months, the landlord may
terminate the rental agreement upon at least twenty (20) days’ written notice, specifying
the breach and the date of termination of the rental agreement. No allowance of time
to remedy noncompliance shall be required.