Title 34
Property

Chapter 18.1
Commercial Leasing and Other Estates

R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18.1-15

§ 34-18.1-15. Right of “self help” prohibited.

The right of a landlord or a reversioner to utilize “self help”, whether pursuant to the common law or pursuant to any agreement in writing or by parol, to reenter and repossess him or herself of land, buildings or parts of buildings leased covered by this chapter upon nonpayment of rent, is prohibited.

History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 200, § 8; P.L. 1989, ch. 287, § 13.