Rhode Island § 34-18.1-18 § 34-18.1-18. Payment of rent during pendency of appeal.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 34-18.1-18 — § 34-18.1-18. Payment of rent during pendency of appeal.

Rhode Island § 34-18.1-18

Title 34Property

Ch. 34-18.1Commercial Leasing and Other Estates

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18.1-18 (2026).

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§ 34-18.1-18. Payment of rent during pendency of appeal.
Whenever an action for the recovery of real property covered by this chapter shall
            be pending on appeal in the superior or supreme court, the defendant or defendants
            in the action shall pay to the plaintiff or plaintiffs sums of money equal to the
            rent for the premises, which sums shall be paid at such times and in such amounts
            as rent would be due and payable were the action then not pending. The acceptance
            of this money shall not constitute a waiver of the right of the plaintiff or plaintiffs
            to obtain possession of the premises, nor shall the receipt thereof be deemed to reinstate
         

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§ 34-18.1-18. Payment of rent during pendency of appeal.

Whenever an action for the recovery of real property covered by this chapter shall be pending on appeal in the superior or supreme court, the defendant or defendants in the action shall pay to the plaintiff or plaintiffs sums of money equal to the rent for the premises, which sums shall be paid at such times and in such amounts as rent would be due and payable were the action then not pending. The acceptance of this money shall not constitute a waiver of the right of the plaintiff or plaintiffs to obtain possession of the premises, nor shall the receipt thereof be deemed to reinstate the defendant or defendants as tenants.