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Failure to pay rent or nonpayment of rent Rent is considered late in Rhode Island 15 days past its due. Before a landlord can start with the eviction action for not paying rent, the landlord must provide the tenants a written eviction form called a 5-Day Notice to Pay after 15 days of non-payment of rent.

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.

As per the requirements of the Registration Act 1908, registration of a property, on lease for a year is obligatory. Therefore, to skip the tedious process of registration, the rent agreements are usually drafted for a period of eleven months.

(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 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.

A Rhode Island month-to-month lease agreement is a rental contract between a landlord and tenant that authorizes the tenant to occupy a residential unit for one (1) month at a time. This type of arrangement is especially favorable for tenants who are unable to make the long-term commitment required in an annual lease.