Title 34
Property
Chapter 18
Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-58
§ 34-18-58. Statewide mandatory rental registry.
(a) All landlords shall register the following information with the department of health:
(1) Names of individual landlords or any business entity responsible for leasing to a
tenant under this chapter;
(2) An active business address, PO box, or home address;
(3) An active email address;
(4) An active telephone number that would reasonably facilitate communications with the
tenant of each dwelling unit;
(5) Any property manager, management company, or agent for service of the property, along
with the business address, PO box, or home address of the property manager, management
company, or agent and including:
(i) An active email address; and
(ii) An active telephone number, for each such person or legal entity, if applicable, for
each dwelling unit; and
(6) Information necessary to identify each dwelling unit.
(b) All landlords who lease a residential property constructed prior to 1978 and that
is not exempt from the requirements of chapter 128.1 of title 42 (“lead hazard mitigation”) shall, in addition to the requirements of subsection (a)
of this section, for each dwelling unit, provide the department of health with a valid
certificate of conformance in accordance with chapter 128.1 of title 42 (“lead hazard mitigation”) and regulations derived therefrom, or evidence sufficient
to demonstrate that they are exempt from the requirement to obtain a certificate of
conformance.