Rhode Island § 45-25-18 - City Housing Authorities
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§ 45-25-18. City Housing Authorities
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-25-18
§ 45-25-18. Tenant selection.
In the operation or management of housing projects, the authority shall at all times observe the following duties with respect to rentals and tenant selections: (1) it may rent or lease the dwelling accommodations of housing projects only to persons who lack the amount of income necessary (as determined by the housing authority undertaking the project) to enable them, without financial assistance, to live in decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings, without overcrowding; and (2) it may rent or lease to a tenant dwelling accommodations only at rentals within the financial reach of that person; provided, that an authority may agree to conditions as to tenant eligibility or preference required by the federal government pursuant to federal law in any contract for financial assistance with the authority.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 344, § 9C; P.L. 1939, ch. 726, § 4; P.L. 1950, ch. 2619, § 3; G.L.
1956, § 45-25-18; P.L. 1960, ch. 133, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-25-18 ("City Housing Authorities") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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