Rhode Island § 34-18-52 § 34-18-52. Payment of rent during pendency of appeal.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 34-18-52 — § 34-18-52. Payment of rent during pendency of appeal.

Rhode Island § 34-18-52

Title 34Property

Ch. 34-18Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-52 (2026).

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§ 34-18-52. Payment of rent during pendency of appeal.
Whenever an action for the recovery of real property is pending on appeal in the superior
            or supreme court, the tenant in the action shall pay to the landlord sums of money
            equal to the rent for the premises, which the sums shall be paid at such times and
            in such amounts as rent would be due and payable were the action not then pending.
            The acceptance of these sums shall not constitute a waiver of the right of the landlord
            to obtain possession of the premises, nor shall their receipt be deemed to reinstate
            the tenancy.
         

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§ 34-18-52. Payment of rent during pendency of appeal.

Whenever an action for the recovery of real property is pending on appeal in the superior or supreme court, the tenant in the action shall pay to the landlord sums of money equal to the rent for the premises, which the sums shall be paid at such times and in such amounts as rent would be due and payable were the action not then pending. The acceptance of these sums shall not constitute a waiver of the right of the landlord to obtain possession of the premises, nor shall their receipt be deemed to reinstate the tenancy.