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Bill Title: Limits rent increases to no more than 4% annually unless the landlord is granted an exemption by the secretary of housing and provides tenants with a civil action to recover damages, including an award of attorneys' fees/punitive damages, for violations.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2025-03-18 - Committee recommended measure be held for further study [H5264 Detail]

Download: Rhode_Island-2025-H5264-Introduced.pdf

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