| RI | S2919 | Intro
Sine Die | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Provides that landlords would pay interest on security deposits in residential landlord-tenant matters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S3038 | Intro
Sine Die | PROPERTY -- PUBLIC AUCTIONS BY ELECTRONIC OR REMOTE PROCEDURES - Brings greater public scrutiny to the public auction sales of real estate in Rhode Island by requiring public auctions by any city or town of real estate or an interest therein shall on...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2188 | Intro
Sine Die | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Prohibits a landlord from inquiring about the immigration status of a tenant subject to any federal laws or regulations, but may request financial information or proof of identity.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2764 | Intro
Sine Die | PROPERTY -- HOMELESS BILL OF RIGHTS - Updates the Homeless Bill of Rights to add rules governing encampments and includes the right to clean and sanitary conditions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2824 | Intro
Sine Die | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Provides that landlords would pay interest on security deposits in residential landlord-tenant matters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2892 | Intro
Sine Die | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Prohibits use of algorithm or artificial intelligence to set residential rental amounts and prohibits landlord price fixing of residential rents. Violations constitute a deceptive trade practice and v...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2921 | Intro
Sine Die | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Recognizes tenants' unions and provides a procedure whereby the housing resources commission shall administer a hearing process for consolidated complaints filed by tenants' unions, pertaining to the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2923 | Intro
Sine Die | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL TENANT'S RIGHT TO LEGAL REPRESENTATION ACT - Creates the division of civil representation within the department of housing and require civil representation by a Designated Legal Organization to provide legal representation to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2920 | Intro
Sine Die | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT -- JUST CAUSE EVICTIONS - Provides for just cause evictions for residential landlord tenancies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2417 | Intro
Sine Die | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Creates a tenant bill of rights to the right to counsel, the right to habitability, the right to organize free, the right to be free from discrimination, the right to first refusal if the landlord dec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-30
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2556 | Intro
Sine Die | PROPERTY -- FIRST TIME HOME BUYER SAVINGS PROGRAM ACT - Establishes the first time home buyer savings program act. Allows modifications to federal adjusted gross income for $50,000 in contributions and $150,000 of interest and dividends included in f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-30
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2634 | Intro
Sine Die | PROPERTY -- BY POSSESSION AND PRESCRIPTION - Repeals the provisions of § 34-7-4 regarding rights of footway being acquired by adverse possession.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2897 | Intro
Sine Die | PROPERTY -- BY POSSESSION AND PRESCRIPTION - Amends current law to make denial of a right of footway applicable only to a private right of footway and not to the public right of footway accrued under the doctrine of implied dedication.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2971 | Intro
Sine Die | PROPERTY -- MECHANICS' LIENS - Provides the arbitrator in mechanics' lien actions submitted to arbitration the authority to make certain findings of fact regarding procedure compliance and amounts owed which findings would be binding in the mechanics...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2645 | Intro
Sine Die | PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW - Eliminates unreasonable and fiscally irresponsible constraints of budget caps created in some condominium documents by developers to help sell units.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2646 | Intro
Sine Die | PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW - Requires associations to provide unit owners with thirty (30) days notice of any increase in the deductible application to the association's policy ensuring that unit owners will have coverage relating to their responsib...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2637 | Intro
Sine Die | PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW - Restricts increases in monthly common expenses and limit special assessments to cover unforeseen costs not included in the association’s approved annual budget for common expenses in associations where the minority of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2642 | Intro
Sine Die | PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW - Allows unit owners to participate in association meetings remotely through the use of digital platforms such as zoom or googlemeet.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2221 | Intro
Sine Die | PROPERTY -- RHODE ISLAND FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES ACT - Amends the Rhode Island Fair Housing Practices Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2438 | Intro
Sine Die | PROPERTY - Limits the use of certain criminal records and credit history reports in denying housing to prospective applicants, and provides for fines for failure to comply, and requires notices of denials to be sent to the prospective tenants.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2448 | Intro
Sine Die | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Modifies the summons for eviction for reasons other than nonpayment of rent with the district court, to add a certificate of service section, and provides the option to post the summons/complaint cons...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2450 | Intro
Sine Die | PROPERTY -- SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITIES - Amends notice requirements for self-storage facility before perfecting lien, to wit; 7 consecutive days of publication on a publicly accessible website or subsequent written notice to lessee, or publicati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2631 | Intro
Sine Die | PROPERTY -- COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE ACT - Grants a right of first offer to qualified nonprofits for the purchase of certain multi-family residential properties at market prices, within a reasonable period of time to promote the creation and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
