2023 -- H 5714 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ORDINANCES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Serpa, Costantino, Azzinaro, J. Brien, Carson, and | |
Date Introduced: February 17, 2023 | |
Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 45-6 of the General Laws entitled "Ordinances" is hereby amended |
2 | by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 45-6-13. Notification of short-term rental of residential property for tourist or |
4 | transient use on a hosting platform website. |
5 | (a) Notwithstanding any law or provision to the contrary, cities and towns, may, by |
6 | ordinance, require written notice, which may be a copy of the registration statement, that contains |
7 | all required information in § 42-63.1-14(d), to be sent to the municipal building department and all |
8 | owners of real property whose property is located within one thousand feet (1,000’) of the perimeter |
9 | of a residence being listed for short-term rental for tourist or transient use on a hosting platform. |
10 | (b) The notice shall be sent once a year upon the first listing of the property on a hosting |
11 | platform by registered, certified, or first-class mail to the last known address of the owners, as |
12 | shown on the current real estate tax assessment records of the city or town in which the property is |
13 | located; provided, for any notice sent by first-class mail, the sender of the notice shall utilize and |
14 | obtain a United States Postal Services certification of mailing, PS form 3817, or any applicable |
15 | version thereof, to demonstrate proof of such mailing. |
16 | (c) Any owner of the property who fails to provide the notice required by this subsection |
17 | shall be subject to a civil fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per day for each property |
18 | until such notice is provided. |
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1 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2024. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ORDINANCES | |
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1 | This act would enable cities and towns to require notification to the municipal building |
2 | department and residences within one thousand feet (1,000') of a residence being listed for short |
3 | term rental for tourist or transient use through a hosting platform, and become effective on January |
4 | 1, 2024. |
5 | This act would take effect on January 1, 2024 |
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