(iii) The tenant has refused the foreclosing owner reasonable access to the unit for the
purpose of making necessary repairs or improvements required by the laws of the United
States, the state of Rhode Island or any subdivision thereof, or for the purpose of
showing the unit to a prospective purchaser or mortgagee.
(d) The following procedures shall be followed for the eviction of a tenant pursuant to
subsection (c) of this section:
(1) For evictions brought pursuant to subsection (c)(1)(i), the foreclosing owner shall
follow § 34-18-35;
(2) For evictions brought pursuant to subsection (c)(1)(ii), or subsection (c)(2) the
foreclosing owner shall follow § 34-18-36;
(3) For evictions brought pursuant to subsection (c)(1)(iii) or (c)(1)(iv); or for evictions
brought where a binding purchase-and-sale agreement has been executed for a bona fide
third party to purchase the housing accommodation from a foreclosing owner; or for
evictions brought with respect to housing accommodations located in a premises insured
by the federal housing administration as provided in subsection (a); or for an eviction
brought against a tenant who fails to return the form requesting continued occupancy
pursuant to subsection (b); the foreclosing owner shall follow the procedures for
terminating a month-to-month tenancy set forth in § 34-18-37, provided that any obligations of the foreclosing owner arising under the federal
Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009, as such act is amended and extended
from time to time, shall first have been satisfied; and provided, further, that in
any eviction brought against a tenant pursuant to subsection (c), the tenant may raise
an affirmative defense that the form was not posted or served upon the tenant as required
by subsection (b).