§ 45-25-18.7 - Hearings. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 45-25-18.7

   § 45-25-18.7  Hearings. – (a) The tenant or applicant affected has a right to a hearing and review by theboard where a determination is made by the project management or by the housingauthority:

   (1) That an applicant is denied admission to public housing;

   (2) That a tenant's right of use and occupation isterminated; or

   (3) That any obligation of a tenant is increased or otherwisealtered;

   (b) The tenant or applicant shall be given written notice ofany determination affecting his or her status, and the reasons therefor, andnotice of his or her right to a hearing, and within seven (7) days of deliveryof the notice, the tenant or occupant may petition the board, in writing, for ahearing and review. Upon receiving that petition, the board shall set a datefor the hearing and inform the tenant or applicant of the date, time, and placeof the hearing.

   (c) If the tenant or applicant fails to petition for ahearing within seven (7) days, he or she will be held to have waived his or herright to the hearing, but he or she will not be held to have waived his or herright to contest the propriety of the authority's action in any later courtproceeding.

   (d) The tenant or applicant is entitled to a fair hearingbefore the board and has the right to be represented by counsel.