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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- H 5225 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC000675 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Representatives Kislak, Alzate, Henries, McGaw, Batista, Morales, |
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| 17 | 17 | | Stewart, Felix, Sanchez, and Speakman |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: January 25, 2023 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: House Judiciary |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 34-18 of the General Laws entitled "Residential Landlord and Tenant 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 34-18-58. Statewide rental registry. 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | (a) All persons, corporations, organizations, associations or other legal entities owning and 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | leasing property in the State of Rhode Island shall register for each property to be leased, the 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | following information with the secretary of state: 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (1) Owner's name, address, phone number and email address. 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (2) If a corporation, the name, address and phone number of the registered agent. 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (3) The name, address and telephone number of the property manager. 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (4) The name, address and telephone number of the agent for service of process. 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (b) The secretary of state, or designee, shall compile a report setting forth the information 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | obtained in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, no later than December 1 of every year, 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | commencing December 1, 2023. The report shall be made available to the public and be posted on 13 |
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| 36 | 36 | | the website of the secretary of state. 14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (c) Any person, corporation, organization, association or other legal entity who fails to 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | comply with subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to a civil fine of one hundred dollars 16 |
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| 39 | 39 | | ($100) per month, per property, payable to the secretary of state. 17 |
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| 42 | 42 | | LC000675 - Page 2 of 3 |
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| 43 | 43 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 1 |
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| 49 | 49 | | LC000675 - Page 3 of 3 |
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| 50 | 50 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 51 | 51 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 52 | 52 | | OF |
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| 53 | 53 | | A N A C T |
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| 54 | 54 | | RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT |
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| 55 | 55 | | *** |
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| 56 | 56 | | This act would require all property owners of rental property to file with the secretary of 1 |
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| 57 | 57 | | state notice of their name, address, telephone number, email address and other information. The 2 |
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| 58 | 58 | | secretary of state would be required to compile a report of all the required information and make 3 |
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| 59 | 59 | | such report available to the public. Any property owner of rental property who fails to comply with 4 |
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| 60 | 60 | | the requirements of filing the necessary information with the secretary of state will be subject to a 5 |
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| 61 | 61 | | civil fine of one hundred dollars ($100) per property, per month. 6 |
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| 62 | 62 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 7 |
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