{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-18-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-2","heading":"Purposes — Rules of construction.","body":"(a) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.\n(b) Underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are to:\n(1) Simplify, clarify, modernize and revise the law governing the rental of dwelling units and the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants;\n(2) Encourage landlords and tenants to maintain and improve the quality and availability of housing;\n(3) Make more uniform the law relating to residential landlord and tenant relations in those respects in which this chapter follows the “Uniform Residential Landlord — Tenant Act”.","path":["Title 34 Property","Chapter 18 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE34/34-18/34-18-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:45Z","sha256":"80e2ccb4e6f3e4029783a52a8970944d92a1d76f84e5f8ce260b5708242d5bee","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-18-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-18-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}