Rhode Island § 45-25-5 - City Housing Authorities
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§ 45-25-5. City Housing Authorities
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-25-5
§ 45-25-5. Hearing on petition for establishment.
(a) Upon the date fixed for the hearing held upon notice as provided in this section, an opportunity to be heard is granted to all residents and taxpayers of the city and to all other interested persons. After the hearing, the council shall determine:
(1) Whether unsanitary or unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations exist in the city, and/or
(2) Whether there is a lack of safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations in the city available for all the city’s inhabitants.
(b) In determining whether dwelling accommodations are unsafe or unsanitary, the council shall take into consideration the following: (1) the physical conditions and age of the building; the degree of overcrowding; (2) the percentage of land coverage; (3) the light and air available to the inhabitants of those dwelling accommodations; (4) the size and arrangement of the rooms; (5) the sanitary facilities; and (6) the extent to which conditions exist in those buildings which endanger life or property by fire or other causes.
History of Section.
P.L. 1935, ch. 2255, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 344, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 45-25-5.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-25-5 ("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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