{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-25.2-9","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-25.2-9","heading":"Subterfuge prohibited.","body":"It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person to attempt in bad faith to avoid the application of this chapter by:\n(1) Dividing any loan transaction into separate parts for the purpose of evading the provisions of this chapter;\n(2) Structuring a home loan transaction as an open-end loan for the purpose of evading the provisions of this chapter when the loan would have been a high-cost home loan if the loan had been structured as a closed-end loan;\n(3) Engaging in any other subterfuge with the intent of evading any provision of this chapter.","path":["Title 34 Property","Chapter 25.2 Rhode Island Home Loan Protection Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE34/34-25.2/34-25.2-9.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:47Z","sha256":"8688e37bd0a3dbb22b96a8b2766c26de84a410a90d9e0fd381054e215b049ff4","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-25.2-8","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-25.2-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}