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A Rhode Island standard residential lease agreement is a legally binding rental arrangement between a landlord and tenant usually lasting for a one (1) year period. The tenant's credentials will usually be reviewed and approved by the landlord prior to signing the lease through a rental application.

Laws § 34-18-37) requires tenants to provide the following notices before lease termination. A 10-day written notice before terminating a week-to-week lease. A 30-day notice before terminating a month-to-month notice. A 3-month notice prior to terminating a yearly lease with no end date.

(b) The landlord or the tenant may terminate a month-to-month tenancy or any periodic tenancy for more than a month or less than a year by a written notice, in a form substantially similar to that provided in § 34-18-56(c), delivered to the other at least thirty (30) days before the date specified in the notice.

A Pennsylvania month-to-month rental agreement is a lease that can only be canceled upon written, thirty (30) days from a landlord or tenant. If notice is never sent, the agreement will continue under its original terms in perpetuity.

It is also the landlord's responsibility to make sure all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, and other facilities (and appliances provided as part of the rental agreement) are kept in operable condition and meet housing code standards.

Late Fees: There is no statutory limit on late fees in Rhode Island. Grace Period: Rhode Island law does not specify a grace period, but landlords may not send a rent demand notice until rent is 15 days late. Therefore, Rhode Island has an effective 15-day mandatory grace period (RI Gen. Laws § 34-18-35(a)).