Section 45-24.3-1. – Short title.
§ 45-24.3-1. Short title. This chapter is known and may be cited as the “Rhode Island Housing Maintenance and Occupancy Code”. History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 325, § 1.
Section 45-24.3-10. – General requirements relating to the safe and sanitary construction and maintenance of parts of dwellings and dwelling units.
§ 45-24.3-10. General requirements relating to the safe and sanitary construction and maintenance of parts of dwellings and dwelling units. No person shall occupy, as owner or occupant, or let to another for occupancy, any dwelling or dwelling unit, for the purpose of living, which does not comply with the following requirements: (1) Every foundation, […]
Section 45-24.3-11. – Minimum space, use, and location requirements.
§ 45-24.3-11. Minimum space, use, and location requirements. No person shall occupy, or let to be occupied, a dwelling or dwelling unit, for the purpose of living, unless there is compliance with the requirements of this section. (1) Every dwelling unit must contain at least one hundred fifty (150) square feet of floor space for […]
Section 45-24.3-12. – Rooming house.
§ 45-24.3-12. Rooming house. (a) No person shall operate a rooming house, or occupy, or let to another for occupancy, any rooming house except in compliance with the provisions of §§ 45-24.3-6, 45-24.3-7, and 45-24.3-11. No owner or other person shall occupy, or let to another person, any vacant rooming unit unless it is clean, […]
Section 45-24.3-13. – General requirements relating to the safe and sanitary maintenance of nonresidential structures and premises.
§ 45-24.3-13. General requirements relating to the safe and sanitary maintenance of nonresidential structures and premises. No person shall occupy as owner or occupant, or let to another for occupancy, any vacant dwelling or nonresidential structure, unless it and the premises are clean, sanitary, fit for human occupancy, and comply with §§ 45-24.3-6, 45-24.3-9, 45-24.3-10, […]
Section 45-24.3-14. – Adoption of plans of inspection.
§ 45-24.3-14. Adoption of plans of inspection. (a) The enforcing officer is authorized and directed to develop and adopt plans for the inspection of dwelling units subject to the provisions of this chapter, including a plan for the systematic inspection of dwelling units contained in contiguous areas within the corporate unit as may from time […]
Section 45-24.3-15. – Inspections — Powers and duties of the enforcing officer.
§ 45-24.3-15. Inspections — Powers and duties of the enforcing officer. (a) The enforcing officer shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and is authorized and directed to make inspections pursuant to one or more of the plans for inspection authorized by § 45-24.3-14; or in response to a complaint that an alleged violation of […]
Section 45-24.3-16. – Rules and regulations — Enforcement agencies — Housing board of review.
§ 45-24.3-16. Rules and regulations — Enforcement agencies — Housing board of review. (a) The local authority is authorized to make, adopt, revise, and amend rules and regulations that it deems necessary for the carrying out of the purposes of this chapter. (b) Establishment of enforcement agencies. The local authority will further provide for the […]
Section 45-24.3-17. – Notice of violation.
§ 45-24.3-17. Notice of violation. (a) Whenever the enforcing officer determines that any dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming unit, or structure, or the premises surrounding any of these, fails to meet the requirements established in this chapter or in applicable rules and regulations issued pursuant to this chapter, he or she shall issue a notice stating […]
Section 45-24.3-18. – Penalties — District court jurisdiction — Review by supreme court — Duties of prosecutor.
§ 45-24.3-18. Penalties — District court jurisdiction — Review by supreme court — Duties of prosecutor. (a) Civil penalty. Any owner, occupant, operator, or agent, of a dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming unit, or structure who has received the second order or notice of a violation of this chapter is subject to a cumulative civil penalty […]
Section 45-24.3-19. – Repairs and other corrective action — Demolition — Revolving fund.
§ 45-24.3-19. Repairs and other corrective action — Demolition — Revolving fund. (a) Repairs and other corrective action. (1) Whenever an owner, operator, or agent of a dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming unit, or structure fails, neglects, or refuses to make repairs or other corrective action called for by a second order or notice of violation […]
Section 45-24.3-19.1. – Avoiding residential demolition through owner neglect.
§ 45-24.3-19.1. Avoiding residential demolition through owner neglect. A city or town may by ordinance empower city or town councils in consultation with the local building inspection or code enforcement office, to identify residential structures the physical condition of which have deteriorated so as to endanger the preservation of the structure or its appurtenances. Upon […]
Section 45-24.3-2. – Legislative findings.
§ 45-24.3-2. Legislative findings. (a) It is found that there exists, and may in the future exist within the state of Rhode Island, premises, dwellings, dwelling units, rooming units, structures, or parts thereof, which by reason of their structure, equipment, sanitation, maintenance, use, or occupancy, affect or are likely to adversely affect the public health, […]
Section 45-24.3-20. – Collection and dissemination of information.
§ 45-24.3-20. Collection and dissemination of information. The enforcing officer is authorized to collect and disseminate information concerning techniques of maintenance, repair, and sanitation in housing, and concerning the requirements of this chapter and applicable rules and regulations issued pursuant to it. History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 325, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 118, § […]
Section 45-24.3-21. – Application for reconsideration — Conferences — Hearings — Emergencies — Obligations of owner — Court proceedings — Fees.
§ 45-24.3-21. Application for reconsideration — Conferences — Hearings — Emergencies — Obligations of owner — Court proceedings — Fees. (a) Application for reconsideration. (1) Any person aggrieved by a notice of the enforcing officer issued in connection with any alleged violation of this chapter or of applicable rules and regulations issued pursuant to it, […]
Section 45-24.3-22. – Conflict of provisions — Severability.
§ 45-24.3-22. Conflict of provisions — Severability. In any case where a provision of this chapter is found to be in conflict with provisions of any zoning, building, fire, safety, or health ordinance or code of the corporate unit and of this state on or after January 1, 1971, the provision which establishes the higher […]
Section 45-24.3-23. – Repealed.
§ 45-24.3-23. Repealed.
Section 45-24.3-3. – Purpose.
§ 45-24.3-3. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by establishing minimum standards governing the condition and maintenance of all dwellings and dwelling premises or structures; establishing minimum standards governing utilities and facilities and other physical things and conditions essential to make dwellings safe, sanitary, and fit […]
Section 45-24.3-4. – Applicability.
§ 45-24.3-4. Applicability. (a) Every portion of a building or its premises used or intended to be used for the purpose of dwelling, living, eating, sleeping, or cooking, or occupancy, comply with the provisions of this chapter and with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter irrespective of when the building was constructed, […]
Section 45-24.3-5. – Definitions.
§ 45-24.3-5. Definitions. The following definitions apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this chapter: (1) “Accessory structure” means a detached structure which is not used or not intended to be used for living or sleeping by human occupants, and which is located on the same premises with a dwelling. (2) “Appropriate authority” means the […]