Rhode Island § 34-18-39 § 34-18-39. Failure to maintain.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 34-18-39 — § 34-18-39. Failure to maintain.

Rhode Island § 34-18-39

Title 34Property

Ch. 34-18Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-39 (2026).

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§ 34-18-39. Failure to maintain.
If there is noncompliance by tenant with § 34-18-24 materially affecting health and safety that can be remedied by repair, replacement
            of a damaged item, or cleaning, and the tenant fails to comply as promptly as conditions
            require in case of emergency or within twenty (20) days after written notice by the
            landlord specifying the breach and requesting that the tenant remedy it within that
            period of time, the landlord may enter the dwelling unit and cause the work to be
            done in a skilled manner and submit the itemized bill for the actual and reasonable
            cost or the fair and reasonable value thereof as rent on the next 

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§ 34-18-39. Failure to maintain.

If there is noncompliance by tenant with § 34-18-24 materially affecting health and safety that can be remedied by repair, replacement of a damaged item, or cleaning, and the tenant fails to comply as promptly as conditions require in case of emergency or within twenty (20) days after written notice by the landlord specifying the breach and requesting that the tenant remedy it within that period of time, the landlord may enter the dwelling unit and cause the work to be done in a skilled manner and submit the itemized bill for the actual and reasonable cost or the fair and reasonable value thereof as rent on the next date periodic rent is due, or if the rental agreement has terminated, for immediate payment.