{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-28-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-28-1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this chapter, the term “housing authority” means a housing authority established pursuant to the housing authorities law (chapters 25 — 27 of this title); and the term “governing body” means in the case of a city, the council, board, or other body charged with governing the city, and, in the case of a town, the town council.","path":["Title 45 Towns and Cities","Chapter 28 Extraterritorial Powers of Housing Authorities"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE45/45-28/45-28-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:51Z","sha256":"3f7141a67116821f34b9e6306684f397cb72c2d3fad8d5e8fe4bd892a9fd8012","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-27-21","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-28-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}