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We encourage you to work with your landlord to come to an agreed upon solution. If you have a pending eviction hearing, we encourage you reach out as soon as possible to RI Legal Services (401-274-2652) and/or The Center for Justice (401-491-1101) for legal assistance if you have not already done so.

Rhode Island Eviction Process Timeline Steps of the Eviction ProcessAverage TimelineIssuing an Official Notice5-90 daysIssuance and Service of Summons and Complaint5 days before the hearing for evictions about failure to pay rentTenant Files an Answer9-20 days3 more rows ?

There are 161,721 renter households in Rhode Island, paying a typical rent of $1,142 per month. If a landlord chooses to file an eviction, they need to provide their tenants with at least five days notice (in some cases more) and pay a $101 filing fee on average to the courts.

Step 1: Send an Eviction Notice. Step 2: Wait to Hear from the Tenant. Step 3: File in Court. Step 4: Serve the Tenant. Step 5: Attend a Court Hearing. Step 6: Obtain a Writ of Execution. Step 7: Repossessing the Property.

Comply With the Eviction Notice, If Possible If you comply with the eviction notice by either paying all the rent due and owing or correcting the lease violation, then, in Rhode Island, the landlord must not proceed with the eviction (see R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 34-18-35 and 34-18-36 ).

A Rhode Island 5-day notice to quit, also known as form DC-55, is a document sent to a tenant who has failed to pay rent on time. When the tenant goes 15 days past the due date without paying rent, the landlord may serve this notice demanding rent. It will allow the tenant five (5) days to pay the past-due rent.