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Home » US Law » 2022 Rhode Island General Laws » Title 34 - Property » Chapter 34-37 - Rhode Island Fair Housing Practices Act

Section 34-37-5.4. – Discrimination in residential real estate related transactions.

§ 34-37-5.4. Discrimination in residential real estate related transactions. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person or other entity whose business includes engaging in residential real estate-related transactions to discriminate against any person in making available a transaction, or in the terms and conditions of the transaction, because of race, color, religion, marital status, […]

Section 34-37-6. – Judicial review and enforcement.

§ 34-37-6. Judicial review and enforcement. (a) Any complainant, intervener, or respondent claiming to be aggrieved by a final order of the commission may obtain judicial review thereof, and the commission may obtain an order of court for its enforcement, in a proceeding as provided in this section. The proceeding shall be brought in the […]

Section 34-37-7. – Repealed.

§ 34-37-7. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1965, ch. 27, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 455, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 398, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1995, ch. 32, § 3, effective May 22, 1995.

Section 34-37-8. – Appropriation.

§ 34-37-8. Appropriation. The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums as is deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sum or so much thereof as may be […]

Section 34-37-9. – Construction.

§ 34-37-9. Construction. The provisions of this chapter shall be construed liberally for the accomplishment of the purposes intended and any provisions of any law inconsistent with any provisions hereof shall not apply. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to repeal any of the provisions of any law of the state prohibiting discrimination […]