Title 34
Property

Chapter 18.1
Commercial Leasing and Other Estates

R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18.1-19

§ 34-18.1-19. Order of judgment on nonpayment of rent in pending appeals.

In the event that the defendant or defendants shall fail or refuse to pay all sums promptly when due, in accordance with the provisions of § 34-18.1-18, the court in which the case is pending, shall, without any trial on the merits, on motion of the plaintiff or plaintiffs, and hearing thereon, including satisfactory proof of the nonpayment, enter an order for the entry of judgment and the issuance of execution and the prompt service thereof, and from that order there shall be no appeal. The papers shall be forthwith returned to the district court which shall, upon payment of the required fee, issue an execution without further delay.

History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 494, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 75, § 2.