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(a) The general assembly recognizes, finds and declares that: (1) There exists a serious shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary rental units that are available at rents affordable to low and moderate income families in Rhode Island. Many families are denied access to decent housi…

It is the purpose of this chapter to provide a mechanism which will, to the fullest extent possible: (1) preserve the availability and affordability to low and moderate income persons and families of currently available federally insured and assisted housing in the state, and (2)…

Terms used in this chapter shall be defined as follows, unless another meaning is expressed or clearly apparent from the language or context: (1) “Appurtenant land” means only the land and related facilities which are currently dedicated to the federally insured or assisted renta…

(a) Not less than two (2) years prior to terminating any contract under which rental assistance payments are received under § 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, 42 U.S.C. § 1437f, an owner shall provide written notice to the corporation, specifying the reasons for the te…

(a) Not less than two (2) years prior to: (1) Selling, leasing, or disposing of prepaying obligations secured by a federally insured or assisted development in a manner which would result in either: (i) A discontinuance of the use of the development as a federally insured or assi…

No owner shall: (1) Sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of, or prepay any obligation secured by, a federally insured or assisted development in a manner which would result in either: (i) A discontinuance of the use of the development as a federally insured or assisted housing devel…

(a) At or before the time an owner of an existing federally insured or assisted development or an owner of a development that was federally insured or assisted within the preceding two (2) years (1) offers to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of a development to any person or ent…

(a) Any party to whom notice is required to be given may waive their rights at any time pursuant to a written waiver signed by a duly authorized representative, which waiver shall terminate all of their rights under this chapter. (b) For the purposes of the chapter, termination o…