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R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-25-18.1 (2026)

Adoption of rules and regulations

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(a) To the extent not inconsistent with law, each housing authority shall adopt and promulgate reasonable rules which establish:

(1) Eligibility requirements for admission to housing.

(2) Obligations of tenants, including regulations for the use and occupation of housing units and common areas.

(3) Just cause for the termination of the right of use and occupation, so that a tenant may be clearly apprised of the precise reasons for a termination. Just cause for the termination includes, but is not limited to, a serious or repeated failure to comply with the obligations of the lease or the lawful rules and regulations of the housing authority, such as a failure to pay successive installments of rent; the continued use of a unit for any unlawful purpose; the maintenance of any unsafe, unsanitary, or unhealthful condition in any dwelling unit or in any of the common areas; and ineligibility for continued occupancy by reason of over income.

(4) Conditions for continued occupancy, taking account of such factors as family size and changes in the family, fluctuations in income, availability of standard accommodations elsewhere, and other relevant matters; provided, that no increase in the annual income of the tenant or in the aggregate annual income of the tenant and the tenant’s family is cause for any increase in the tenant’s rent or for termination of the lease for a period of one year after the increase in the tenant’s income or in the aggregate income of the tenant and the tenant’s family has occurred.

(b) The authority may adopt other rules that are necessary to the just and effective administration of local housing projects constructed and operated as provided by this chapter.

(c) For all rules to be valid, they shall be published in a conspicuous place in each housing project operated by the authority.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1972–1973 · leading case: Hous. Auth. of City of Woonsocket v. Fetzik, 289 A.2d 658 (R.I. 1972).
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Hous. Auth. of City of Woonsocket v. Fetzik, 289 A.2d 658 (R.I. 1972). · cites it 4× “1956 (1970 Reenactment) §§45-25-18.1 through 45-25-18.8 2 violate the plaintiff’s fourteenth amendment rights to due process and equal protection of the laws.”
Baker v. Donovan, 311 A.2d 278 (R.I. 1973). · cites it 3× “1956 (1970 Reenactment) §45-25-18.1(1) (D), as amended. The local housing authorities of several other municipalities intervened as parties defendant, as did the attorney general who had been advised that the constitutionality of the rent-freeze legislation had been questioned:…”
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-25-18.1(1): 1 case
Baker v. Donovan, 311 A.2d 278 (R.I. 1973). “1956 (1970 Reenactment) §45-25-18.1(1) (D), as amended. The local housing authorities of several other municipalities intervened as parties defendant, as did the attorney general who had been advised that the constitutionality of the rent-freeze legislation had been questioned:…”
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-25-18.1(1)(D): 1 case
Baker v. Donovan, 311 A.2d 278 (R.I. 1973). “1956 (1970 Reenactment) §45-25-18.1(1) (D), as amended. The local housing authorities of several other municipalities intervened as parties defendant, as did the attorney general who had been advised that the constitutionality of the rent-freeze legislation had been questioned:…”
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