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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- H 5714 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC002005 |
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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 TOWNS AN D CITIES -- ORDINANCES |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Representatives Serpa, Costantino, Azzinaro, J. Brien, Carson, and |
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| 17 | 17 | | Phillips |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: February 17, 2023 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 45-6 of the General Laws entitled "Ordinances" is hereby amended 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | by adding thereto the following section: 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 45-6-13. Notification of short-term rental of residential property for tourist or 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | transient use on a hosting platform website. 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | (a) Notwithstanding any law or provision to the contrary, cities and towns, may, by 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | ordinance, require written notice, which may be a copy of the registration statement, that contains 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | all required information in § 42-63.1-14(d), to be sent to the municipal building department and all 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | owners of real property whose property is located within one thousand feet (1,000’) of the perimeter 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | of a residence being listed for short-term rental for tourist or transient use on a hosting platform. 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (b) The notice shall be sent once a year upon the first listing of the property on a hosting 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | platform by registered, certified, or first-class mail to the last known address of the owners, as 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | shown on the current real estate tax assessment records of the city or town in which the property is 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | located; provided, for any notice sent by first-class mail, the sender of the notice shall utilize and 13 |
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| 36 | 36 | | obtain a United States Postal Services certification of mailing, PS form 3817, or any applicable 14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | version thereof, to demonstrate proof of such mailing. 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (c) Any owner of the property who fails to provide the notice required by this subsection 16 |
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| 39 | 39 | | shall be subject to a civil fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per day for each property 17 |
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| 40 | 40 | | until such notice is provided. 18 |
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| 44 | 44 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2024. 1 |
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| 46 | 46 | | LC002005 |
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| 50 | 50 | | LC002005 - Page 3 of 3 |
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| 51 | 51 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 52 | 52 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 53 | 53 | | OF |
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| 54 | 54 | | A N A C T |
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| 55 | 55 | | RELATING TO TOWNS AN D CITIES -- ORDINANCES |
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| 56 | 56 | | *** |
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| 57 | 57 | | This act would enable cities and towns to require notification to the municipal building 1 |
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| 58 | 58 | | department and residences within one thousand feet (1,000') of a residence being listed for short 2 |
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| 59 | 59 | | term rental for tourist or transient use through a hosting platform, and become effective on January 3 |
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| 60 | 60 | | 1, 2024. 4 |
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| 61 | 61 | | This act would take effect on January 1, 2024 5 |
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