{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-8-8-3.1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-8-3.1","heading":"Equitable powers as to housing matters.","body":"(a) In addition to the powers heretofore exercised, the district court and any court created by municipal ordinance pursuant to § 8-8-3(a)(4) is hereby empowered, in furtherance of its jurisdiction under § 8-8-3(a)(4), to grant such orders, including temporary restraining orders, and preliminary and permanent injunctions as justice and equity may require.\n(b) Any court created by municipal ordinance pursuant to § 8-8-3(a)(4) is hereby empowered in furtherance of its jurisdiction to order a building into receivership pursuant to the provisions of chapter 44 of title 34 (“abandoned property”).","path":["Title 8 Courts and Civil Procedure — Courts","Chapter 8 District Court"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE8/8-8/8-8-3.1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:54:53Z","sha256":"0fcbb5165b7c24db8cac3cdf08be8160a1ebdfd20cf9215fa4c1eb7f818637e9","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-8-8-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-8-8-3.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}