{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-14.4-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-14.4-1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this chapter:\n(1) “Apartment” means any house or building or portion of a house or building that is rented, leased, or hired out to be occupied as a home or residence by one or more persons.\n(2) “Apartment listing service” means any person, partnership, or corporation who, in exchange for a fee permits a customer to inspect or otherwise utilize a listing of apartments for rent.\n(3) “Customer” means any person who pays a fee to an apartment listing service for assistance in obtaining an apartment rental.\n(4) “Listing” means any oral or written communication concerning a specific apartment for rent.\n(5) “Person” means any individual, association, partnership, or corporation.","path":["Title 42 State Affairs and Government","Chapter 14.4 Department of Business Regulation — Apartment Listing Services"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-14.4/42-14.4-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:44Z","sha256":"4ca072782fb6099b2296d5040666f5fbd7d4eb843505f2a2929f4ce1a9e230a2","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-14.3-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-14.4-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}