Title 34
Property
Chapter 18
Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-22.1
§ 34-18-22.1. Landlord’s duty to notify tenant of violation.
(a) A landlord, when cited by a state or local minimum housing code enforcement agency
for a housing code violation, shall, within thirty (30) days of receipt of the notice,
deliver a copy of the notice of violation to each residential tenant of the building
affected by said violation, unless within said thirty (30) day period the landlord
has corrected all violations set forth in the notice of violation to the satisfaction
of the state or local minimum housing code enforcement agency which issued the notice
of violation.
(b) A landlord, prior to entering into any residential rental agreement, shall inform
a prospective tenant of any outstanding minimum housing code violations which exist
on the building that is the subject of the rental agreement.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 596, § 1.