Rhode Island § 34-18-2 § 34-18-2. Purposes — Rules of construction.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 34-18-2 — § 34-18-2. Purposes — Rules of construction.

Rhode Island § 34-18-2

Title 34Property

Ch. 34-18Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-2 (2026).

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§ 34-18-2. Purposes — Rules of construction.
(a) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes
            and policies.
         
(b) Underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are to:
         
(1) Simplify, clarify, modernize and revise the law governing the rental of dwelling units
            and the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants;
         
(2) Encourage landlords and tenants to maintain and improve the quality and availability
            of housing;
         
(3) Make more uniform the law

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§ 34-18-2. Purposes — Rules of construction.

(a) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.

(b) Underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are to:

(1) Simplify, clarify, modernize and revise the law governing the rental of dwelling units and the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants;

(2) Encourage landlords and tenants to maintain and improve the quality and availability of housing;

(3) Make more uniform the law relating to residential landlord and tenant relations in those respects in which this chapter follows the "Uniform Residential Landlord — Tenant Actâ€�.