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Only under extreme circumstances, emergencies or as provided for under RIGL 34-18-39 (Failure to maintain) or 40 (Remedies for abandonment) can the landlord enter without notice or a court order. Right of entry must not be abused or used to harass the tenant.
Under Rhode Island law, the rental agreement between a tenant and a landlord is a contract. A landlord is permitted to attempt to increase a tenant's rent by any amount for any reason, as long as the increase was not done for an illegal reason, and as long as the increase was done by proper procedures.
Rhode Island is a somewhat landlord-friendly state because there are few rent control laws.
They should be willing to protect your right to remain in the apartment unless the landlord has a court order for your eviction. Under Rhode Island law, if you do not have a lease, a landlord does not need to have any reason in order to ask you to move from your apartment.
Landlords and tenants are required to uphold the terms of the lease agreement at all times. The landlord can evict the tenant for a lease violation. The landlord must provide the tenant a 20-Day Notice to Comply. The written notice must allow the tenant to fix the issue within 20 days.
Landlords may also enter if the tenant has been absent from the property for more than seven days and if it is reasonably necessary to protect the property (RI Gen. Laws § 34-18-26(b)). Emergency Entry: In case of an emergency, landlords may enter without prior consent or notice (RI Gen. Laws § 34-18-26(b)).
The maximum that a landlord can require a tenant to pay as a security deposit of any kind (security, cleaning, pet, last month's rent, etc.) in Rhode Island is the equivalent of one month's rent plus a furniture deposit equal to one month's rent if the rental unit meets the requirements.