Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-31-7 (2026)

Purposes of chapters

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It is declared that the purposes of chapters 31 — 33 of this title are the elimination and prevention of blighted and substandard areas and their replacement through redevelopment by well-planned, integrated, stable, safe, and healthful neighborhoods in the manner and by the means provided in these chapters, thereby carrying out the policy of this state, as declared in § 45-31-6.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1999–2008 · leading case: Capital Props., Inc. v. State, 749 A.2d 1069 (R.I. 1999).

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Capital Props., Inc. v. State, 749 A.2d 1069 (R.I. 1999). · cites it 2× “G.L. § 45-31-7. An arrested blighted area is defined as “an area, which, by reason of the existence of physical conditions .”

Tidewater Realty v. State, Prov. Plant., 942 A.2d 986 (R.I. 2008). “General Laws 1956 § 45-31-7 says: "It is declared that the purposes of chapters 31-33 of this title are the elimination and prevention of blighted and substandard areas and their replacement through redevelopment by well-planned, integrated, stable, safe, and healthful…”

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