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Renting and the landlord, and when the police may come inside.
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Renting
- Getting The Deposit BackR.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-19 — no more than one month's rent, an itemized notice and the balance within twenty days, and twice the amount withheld
- When the Landlord Will Not Fix ItR.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-30 — repairs under $500 a year done and deducted after twenty days' written notice, or the lease ended after thirty
- Heat and Hot WaterR.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-31 — heat from October 1 to May 1, hot water at all times, and three remedies when they stop
- Locked Out by the LandlordR.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-44 — no self help, and three months' rent or three times the damages for a lockout
- Being EvictedR.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-35 — fifteen days late, a five day demand, and the right to pay and stay
- Notice to End a TenancyR.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-37 — ten days for week to week, thirty for month to month, three months for year to year
- A Rent IncreaseR.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-16.1 — sixty days' written notice, and one hundred twenty for a month to month tenant over sixty-two
- What a Lease Cannot SayR.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-17 — no waiver of the act, no confessed judgment, and three months' rent for using a lease known to break it
- When the Landlord Can Come InR.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-26 — two days' notice at reasonable times, an emergency, or an absence of more than seven days
- When the Landlord RetaliatesR.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-46 — a complaint within six months before a rent hike or eviction is presumed to be the reason
- After a FireR.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-33 — vacate and give written notice within fourteen days, or stay and pay less
- Leaving a Lease EarlyR.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-40 — a certified letter, seven days to answer, and a landlord who has to try to re-rent
- Applying for an ApartmentR.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-59 — no application fee, and no charge for a background or credit check issued in the last ninety days
- Sealing an Eviction CaseR.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-60 — a motion thirty days after the appeal period, granted when the case was dismissed or the judgment paid
- A Mobile Home LotR.I. Gen. Laws § 31-44-2 — eviction only for listed reasons, a seven day grace period, and residents' first refusal when the park is sold
- Housing DiscriminationR.I. Gen. Laws § 34-37-2 — including source of income and being a victim of domestic abuse, and a charge within one year
The police at the door
- TrespassR.I. Gen. Laws § 11-44-26 — remaining after being told to leave, and a tenant whose lease has ended is not a trespasseralso here
- Reading a Search WarrantR.I. Gen. Laws § 12-5-3 — a sworn written complaint, and the warrant returned to court within fourteen daysalso here
- When Police Are Called to a HouseR.I. Gen. Laws § 12-29-3 — a domestic call with an injury means an arrest, within twenty-four hours, whatever the victim asksalso here
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