{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-18-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-8","heading":"Exclusions from application of chapter.","body":"Unless the parties expressly agree to be governed by the provisions of this chapter, the following arrangements are not governed by this chapter:\n(1) Residence at an institution, public or private, if incidental to detention or the provision of medical, geriatric, educational, counseling, religious, or similar service;\n(2) Occupancy under a contract of sale of a dwelling unit or the property of which it is a part, if the occupant is the purchaser or a person who succeeds to his or her interest;\n(3) Occupancy by a member of a fraternal or social organization in the portion of a structure operated for the benefit of the organization;\n(4) Transient occupancy in a hotel, motel, or other lodging as defined under § 44-18-7(11), which is subject to the state sales and use tax, or lodgings tax as allowed by state enabling legislation;\n(5) Occupancy by a paid employee of a landlord, whose right to occupancy is conditional upon employment substantially for services, maintenance, or repair of premises containing more than eleven (11) units;\n(6) Occupancy by a holder of a proprietary lease in a cooperative;\n(7) Commercial letting and any other estate governed by chapter 18.1 of this title;\n(8) Residence at a transitional housing facility.","path":["Title 34 Property","Chapter 18 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE34/34-18/34-18-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:45Z","sha256":"c93387c88c85908856667347f04e646368795a9e221cecab5cb4f434a0a17bba","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-18-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-18-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}