Property management for Rhode Island

Rhode Island property management software.

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Included -- every value cited to its statute.

Each value below is drawn directly from the cited statute and maintained to the best of our ability; it has not been reviewed by an attorney. Fields we could not source are left out rather than guessed. You remain responsible for complying with the current statutes -- verify before you rely on any value here.

Rhode Island landlord-tenant rules Forge tracks

Security-deposit return
Within 20 days of move-out (up to 20 if the lease specifies)
Maximum security deposit
1 month(s) of rent
Late-fee cap
No statutory cap (must still be reasonable and disclosed)
Rent-increase notice (month-to-month)
60 days
Termination notice (month-to-month)
30 days
Notice before landlord entry
48 hours
Pay-or-quit / cure period
21 days
Manager / broker license
Generally required to manage for others

Extra protected classes: beyond the federal Fair Housing Act, Rhode Island also protects sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, source of income, military or veteran status, country of ancestral origin, age, domestic abuse victim or protective order holder status. Forge's fair-housing checks account for this.

Required lease disclosures

  • Lead-safe certification (actual certificate, not just the federal pamphlet) for pre-1978 non-exempt rentals (42-128.1-8) -- noncompliance blocks nonpayment evictions plus $125/unit/month fines
  • Statewide mandatory rental registry, annual, first deadline 10/1/2024, includes lead-cert status (34-18-58) -- noncompliance blocks nonpayment eviction filings
  • Landlord/agent identity disclosure (34-18-20)
  • Fee transparency -- no hidden "convenience fees," eff. 1/1/2025 (34-18-61)

Sources

Last reviewed: 2026-07-09

Software assistance, not legal advice.

Forge helps you track deadlines and generate documents, but it is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Any statutory values shown are assistive guidance we maintain to the best of our ability; you remain responsible for complying with the current Rhode Island statutes whether or not our values are correct. Always verify the current statutes and consult a licensed Rhode Island attorney before acting on a specific situation.

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