Section 45-53-4. – Procedure for approval of construction of low- or moderate-income housing.
§ 45-53-4. Procedure for approval of construction of low- or moderate-income housing. (a) Any applicant proposing to build low- or moderate-income housing may submit to the local review board a single application for a comprehensive permit to build that housing in lieu of separate applications to the applicable local boards. This procedure is only available […]
Section 45-53-5. – Appeals to state housing appeals board — Judicial review. [Effective until January 1, 2023.]
§ 45-53-5. Appeals to state housing appeals board — Judicial review. [Effective until January 1, 2023.] (a) Whenever an application filed under the provisions of § 45-53-4 is denied, or is granted with conditions and requirements that make the building or operation of the housing infeasible, the applicant has the right to appeal to the […]
Section 45-53-6. – Powers of state housing appeals board.
§ 45-53-6. Powers of state housing appeals board. (a) The state housing appeals board shall have the powers to: (i) Adopt, amend, and repeal rules and regulations that are consistent with this chapter and are necessary to implement the requirements of §§ 45-53-5, 45-53-6, and 45-53-7; (ii) Receive and expend state appropriations; and (iii) Establish […]
Section 45-53-7. – Housing appeals board.
§ 45-53-7. Housing appeals board. (a)(1) There shall be within the state a housing appeals board consisting of nine (9) voting members and three (3) alternates as follows: one voting member who shall be from the Center for Justice Rhode Island; one voting member who shall be from Direct Action for Rights and Equality (DARE); […]
Section 45-53-8. – Severability.
§ 45-53-8. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or of any rule, regulation, or determination made under this chapter, or its application to any person, agency, or circumstances, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the chapter, rule, regulation, or determination, and the application of the provision to other […]
Section 45-53-1. – Short title.
§ 45-53-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the “Rhode Island Low and Moderate Income Housing Act”. History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 154, § 1.
Section 45-53-2. – Legislative findings and intent.
§ 45-53-2. Legislative findings and intent. The general assembly finds and declares that there exists an acute shortage of affordable, accessible, safe, and sanitary housing for its citizens of low and moderate income, both individuals and families; that it is imperative that action is taken immediately to assure the availability of affordable, accessible, safe, and […]