R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-44-4: Prohibited provisions.

A rental purchase agreement may not contain a provision:

(1) Requiring a confession of judgment;

(2) Authorizing a lessor or an agent of the lessor to commit a breach of the peace in the repossession of property; or

(3) Waiving a defense counterclaim or right the lessee may have against the lessor or an agent of the lessor.