{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.4-13","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.4-13","heading":"Variance authority.","body":"The licensing agency may grant a variance from the provisions of any rule or regulation in a specific case if it finds that a literal enforcement of the provision will result in unnecessary hardship to the applicant, and that the variance will not be contrary to the public interest and the health and safety of residents.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 17.4 Assisted Living Residence Licensing Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-17.4/23-17.4-13.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:45Z","sha256":"f4047a861a4d3871d8cfcb8e2c6443978db8cebe2ebad599e8aeb6ac4707bada","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.4-12","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.4-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}