Title 34
Property
Chapter 18
Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-56
§ 34-18-56. Notices and complaint forms.
(a) A notice in substantially the following language shall suffice for the purpose of
giving a tenant a five (5) day demand for payment of rent prior to commencement of
an eviction pursuant to § 34-18-35:
FIVE-DAY DEMAND NOTICE
FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT
R.I.G.L. 34-18-35
Date of Mailing: ________
TO: _____________
(tenant)
_____________
_____________
You are now more than fifteen days in arrears for some or all of the rent owed under
your rental agreement. State law requires that you be sent this Notice of arrearage.
Unless you make payment of all rent in arrears within five days of the date this notice
was mailed to you, an eviction action may be instituted in court against you. You
can prevent the eviction by paying all rent owing within five days of the mailing
of this notice.
If you believe you have a legal reason for not paying this rent, you will be able
to present that defense at the eviction hearing. The rent in arrears as of the above
date is $_______ .
_______________________________________________________________________
(signature)
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
(name and address of land-
lord/owner)
I certify that I placed in regular U.S. mail, first class postage prepaid, a copy
of this Notice, addressed to the tenant, on the _____ day of ____________ , 20___ .
____________________
(landlord or owner signature)
(b) A notice in substantially the following language shall suffice for the purpose of
giving a tenant a notice of noncompliance with the rental agreement pursuant to § 34-18-36: