§ 34-18-39 - Failure to maintain. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 34-18-39

   § 34-18-39  Failure to maintain. – If there is noncompliance by tenant with § 34-18-24 materially affectinghealth and safety that can be remedied by repair, replacement of a damageditem, or cleaning, and the tenant fails to comply as promptly as conditionsrequire in case of emergency or within twenty (20) days after written notice bythe landlord specifying the breach and requesting that the tenant remedy itwithin that period of time, the landlord may enter the dwelling unit and causethe work to be done in a skilled manner and submit the itemized bill for theactual and reasonable cost or the fair and reasonable value thereof as rent onthe next date periodic rent is due, or if the rental agreement has terminated,for immediate payment.