Title 34
Property
Chapter 18
Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-16
§ 34-18-16. Effect of unsigned or undelivered rental agreement.
(a) If the landlord does not sign and deliver a written rental agreement signed and delivered
to him or her by the tenant, acceptance of rent without reservation by the landlord
gives the rental agreement the same effect as if it had been signed and delivered
by the landlord.
(b) If the tenant does not sign and deliver a written rental agreement signed and delivered
to him or her by the landlord, acceptance of possession and payment of rent without
reservation gives the rental agreement the same effect as if it had been signed and
delivered by the tenant.
(c) If a rental agreement given effect by the operation of this section provides for a
term longer than one year, it is effective for only one year.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 200, § 2.