AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Requires landlords to provide a receipt upon receiving a cash payment for rent from a tenant.)

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Sponsor: Cruz, Potter, Stewart, Kislak, Tanzi, Furtado, Sanchez, Morales
Last action: 2026-04-01
Official status: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
Effective date: Not listed

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Bill History

2026-04-01 Rhode Island General Assembly
Introduced, referred to House Judiciary

Official Summary Text

AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Requires landlords to provide a receipt upon receiving a cash payment for rent from a tenant.)

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H8386

2026 -- H 8386
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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A N A C T
RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT

Introduced By:
Representatives Cruz, Potter, Stewart, Kislak, Tanzi, Furtado, Sanchez,
and Morales

Date Introduced:
April 01, 2026

Referred To:
House Judiciary
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
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SECTION 1. Chapter 34-18 of the General Laws entitled "Residential Landlord and Tenant
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Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
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34-18-63. Receipt for cash payment of rent.

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A landlord shall provide a receipt to any tenant that makes a rental payment in cash at the
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time the payment is received.
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT
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This act would require landlords to provide a receipt upon receiving a cash payment for
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rent from a tenant.
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This act would take effect upon passage.
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