{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-18-42","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-42","heading":"Landlord liens — Distraint for rent abolished.","body":"(a) A lien or security interest on behalf of the landlord in the tenant’s household goods is not enforceable unless perfected before the effective date of this chapter, except as provided in § 34-18-50.\n(b) Distraint for rent is abolished.","path":["Title 34 Property","Chapter 18 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE34/34-18/34-18-42.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:46Z","sha256":"dba149c16f9c54c3bd457442481f6f53b2796b59e4cf57d2976d8dabcfc20871","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-18-41","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-18-43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}