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Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-37-2 (2026)

Right to equal housing opportunities — Civil rights

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The right of all individuals in the state to equal housing opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, lawful source of income, military status as a veteran with an honorable discharge or an honorable or general administrative discharge, servicemember in the armed forces, country of ancestral origin, disability, age, familial status, or regardless of the fact that a tenant or applicant or a member of the household is, or has been, or is threatened with being the victim of domestic abuse, or that the tenant or applicant has obtained, or sought, or is seeking, relief from any court in the form of a restraining order for protection from domestic abuse, is hereby recognized as, and declared to be, a civil right. Nothing in this section shall prevent a landlord from proceeding with eviction action against a tenant who fails to comply with § 34-18-24(7).

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Cited in 1 case, 2015–2015 · leading case: Rhode Island Comm'n for Human Rights v. Graul, 120 F. Supp. 3d 110 (D.R.I. 2015).
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Rhode Island Comm'n for Human Rights v. Graul, 120 F. Supp. 3d 110 (D.R.I. 2015). · cites it 2× “G.L. §§ 34-37-2, 34-37-2.1. . Tim Iglesias, Moving Beyond Two-Person-Per-Bedroom: Revitalizing Application of the Federal Fair Housing Act to Private Residential ■Occupancy Standards, 28 Ga; St.”
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