{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-20-11","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-20-11","heading":"Termination of tenancy for failure to pay increased rent imposed as penalty.","body":"When proceedings commenced under this chapter are to regain possession of the premises following the alleged termination of a tenancy, if the defendant alleges and it appears by a preponderance of the evidence that the plaintiff attempted to increase the defendant’s obligations under the letting as a penalty for the justified lawful acts described in the preceding section, and that the defendant’s failure to perform the additional obligations was a material reason for the alleged termination, judgment shall be entered for the defendant on the claim of possession, and all the additional obligations shall be void.","path":["Title 34 Property","Chapter 20 Trespass and Actions for Possession"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE34/34-20/34-20-11.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:46Z","sha256":"6388f06601f2f9b358f1a08a0b33db5c17e752fce6ae4d054f895f1b512c814c","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-20-10","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-21-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}