Rhode Island Statutes

§ 5-20.8-5 — § 5-20.8-5. Real estate disclosure form acknowledgement — Inclusion in real estate sales agreements — Penalty for violation.

Rhode Island·Title 5 Businesses and Professions·Ch. 5-20.8 Real Estate Sales Disclosures

§ 5-20.8-5. Real estate disclosure form acknowledgement — Inclusion in real estate sales agreements — Penalty for violation.

(a) Every agreement for the purchase and sale of residential real estate located in the state shall contain an acknowledgement that a completed real estate disclosure form has been provided to the buyer by the seller.

(b) Failure to provide the seller disclosure form to the buyer does not void the agreement nor create any defect in title. Each violation of this statute by the seller or his or her agent is subject to a maximum civil penalty in the amount of one thousand dollars

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Rhode Island § 5-20.8-5 (§ 5-20.8-5. Real estate disclosure form acknowledgement — Inclusion in real estate sales agreements — Penalty for violation.) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.

Related

Wallace v. United States
335 F. Supp. 2d 252 (D. Rhode Island, 2004)
5 case citations

Legislative History

P.L. 1992, ch. 425, § 1; P.L. 2023, ch. 71, § 1, effective June 14, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 72, § 1, effective June 14, 2023.

Nearby Sections

15
View on official source ↗