Tag: Landlords
3 R.I. landlords facing lawsuits for lead poisoning violations
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has filed lawsuits against three Rhode Island landlords for noncompliance with laws intended to prevent lead poisoning...
Senate Judiciary Committee hears testimony on housing, landlord bills
PROVIDENCE – The Senate Judiciary Committee last week held almost four hours of testimony on a series of bills relating to housing and landlord...
Coalition of R.I. landlords forms to oppose rental housing and eviction...
PROVIDENCE – A newly formed coalition of landlords in Rhode Island has organized to oppose a series of bills that include prohibitions on evictions,...
Bill would require landlords to verify rental units are suitable for...
PAWTUCKET – Rep. Karen Alzate, D-Pawtucket, has introduced a bill that would require landlords of rental housing to obtain a certificate of rental suitability...
Providence weighs ordinance strengthening anti-discrimination in housing
PROVIDENCE – An ordinance that would prevent landlords from discriminating against tenants based on their source of income is under consideration by the City...
Five Questions With: Tiara Mack
Tiara Mack | R.I. senator, D-Providence
1. In the primary, you beat longtime Democratic Sen. Harold Metts to become the first Black LGBTQ state...
Eviction stay fails to appease many
An eviction moratorium is available through the end of the year for residential tenants who file a simple declaration with their landlord, thanks to...
EVICTION DILEMMA: Both tenants, small landlords vulnerable as crisis...
Ilanna Ball isn’t exactly a real estate tycoon – she owns two triple-deckers, a few other multifamily houses and manages another 45 rental properties...
Act now to avert eviction crisis
State leaders must begin making hard, painful decisions in the coming weeks on state spending during a pandemic-induced recession, including where to direct millions...
Be careful with rent control
For years, thriving cities in coastal regions of the United States have become increasingly expensive to live in. As cities such as San Francisco,...
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