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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT

     Introduced By: Representatives Tarro, and Dickinson

     Date Introduced: February 16, 2012

     Referred To: House Judiciary

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 34-18-52 of the General Laws in Chapter 34-18 entitled

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"Residential Landlord and Tenant Act" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     34-18-52. Payment of rent during pendency of appeal. -- Whenever an action for the

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recovery of real property is pending on appeal in the superior or supreme court, the tenant in the

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action shall pay to the landlord sums of money equal to the rent for the premises, which the sums

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shall be paid at such times and in such amounts as rent would be due and payable were the action

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not then pending, and shall be due and payable from the date of hearing or entry of judgment,

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whichever is earlier. The acceptance of these sums shall not constitute a waiver of the right of the

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landlord to obtain possession of the premises, nor shall their receipt be deemed to reinstate the

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tenancy.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT

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     This act would require that a tenant, during the pendency of an appeal, pay rent due and

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payable from the date of the hearing or entry of judgment, whichever is earlier.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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