Title 34
Property
Chapter 18
Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-22.3
§ 34-18-22.3. Nonresident landlord to designate agent for service of process.
A landlord who is not a resident of this state shall designate and continuously maintain
an agent upon whom service may be made of any process, notice, or demand required
or permitted by law to be served, including, but not limited to, notices of minimum
housing code violations. The agent shall be a resident of this state or a corporation
authorized to do business in this state. The landlord’s designation shall be in writing,
shall include the name and address of the agent, shall include the street address
of each property designated to the agent, and shall be filed with the secretary of
state and with the clerk of the city or town wherein the dwelling unit is located.
Any landlord who fails to comply with the requirements of this section shall be subject
to a civil fine of one hundred dollars ($100) per month up to a maximum of one thousand
two hundred dollars ($1,200) in a calendar year or if the monthly rent exceeds one
thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200), the civil fine shall be one month’s rent for
the calendar year, payable to the municipality.
History of Section.
P.L. 1996, ch. 336, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 444, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 213, § 1; P.L. 2018,
ch. 265, § 1.