Property Management
Under Rhode Island law, what is 'retaliatory eviction'?
AEviction following a tenant's complaint to code enforcement or exercise of legal rights✓ Correct
BEviction for non-payment of rent
CEviction at the end of a fixed-term lease
DEviction for subletting without permission
Explanation
Retaliatory eviction is the illegal practice of evicting a tenant (or raising rent or reducing services) in response to the tenant exercising their legal rights, such as complaining to code enforcement about habitability conditions. Rhode Island law prohibits retaliatory eviction.
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