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Related Rhode Island rules

Security deposit limit

Under R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-19(a), a landlord may not demand or receive a security deposit, however denominated, in an amount or value in excess of one month's periodic rent. Subsection (e) does not preclude a landlord who rents a furnished apartment from demanding or receiving a furniture security deposit if the replacement value of the furniture being furnished by the landlord, valued at the time the lease is executed, is five thousand dollars ($5,000) or greater, in which instance the landlord may charge a separate furniture security deposit of up to one month's periodic rent. Subsection (h) provides that no rental agreement shall contain any waiver of the provisions of this section. Subsections (b), (c), (d), (f), and (g) address return, itemization, damages, the furniture-deposit return, and transfers of the landlord's interest; those rules are not fully restated here. Example: a landlord of an unfurnished unit may not demand a security deposit of more than one month's periodic rent, even if the lease calls that payment something else. A separate furniture deposit under subsection (e) is allowed only for a furnished apartment whose furniture meets the $5,000 replacement-value threshold.

Verified Source: R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-19(a) · last checked 2026-11-12 · Full Rhode Island security deposit limit page

Interest on deposits

Rhode Island's landlord-tenant law (R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 34-18 (Residential Landlord and Tenant Act)) sets no requirement to pay interest on security deposits; the lease terms control.

Verified Source: R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 34-18 (Residential Landlord and Tenant Act) · last checked 2026-10-23 · Full Rhode Island interest on deposits page

Move-in/move-out checklist

Rhode Island's landlord-tenant law (R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 34-18 (Residential Landlord and Tenant Act)) sets no move-in or move-out inspection or checklist requirement; the lease terms control.

Verified Source: R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 34-18 (Residential Landlord and Tenant Act) · last checked 2026-10-23 · Full Rhode Island move-in/move-out checklist page

Abandoned property

When a tenant's belongings are removed under a court execution, the tenant must pay the full moving cost and any prepaid storage charges before the property is released. The amount is paid to the landlord as reimbursement.

Verified Source: R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-50 · last checked 2026-10-22 · Full Rhode Island abandoned property page