Rhode Island Landlord Bundle: 3 Kits in One Download (Rhode Island Landlord Kit, Rhode Island Small Claims Kit, Eviction Case File Organizer)

Who it is for

Landlords and property managers with rentals in Rhode Island: the state's rules, a small claims case for unpaid rent or damage, and an eviction case file if it comes to that.

Not the right fit if

Your rentals aren't in Rhode Island, or you only need one of the kits. Not a property management or legal service.

Why it is different

• 3 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The Rhode Island kits are built only from our Rhode Island data files: Rhode Island data files, checked November 2026 against 7 official pages, among them Rhode Island General Assembly: 34-18-19, Security deposits; Rhode Island General Assembly: R.I. Gen. Laws 34-18-37; Rhode Island General Assembly commission documents: Updated Rhode Island Landlord Tenant Handbook (draft, September 2024); Rhode Island Judiciary: District Court Landlord/Tenant Evictions FAQ; RI District Court: Small Claims; RI District Rules of Small Claims Procedure; Rhode Island small claims data file, checked November 2026 against RI District Court: Small Claims; RI District Rules of Small Claims Procedure; R.I. Gen. Laws 10-16-1.
• Eviction Case File Organizer covers every state; the Rhode Island kits carry the state rules.

What is inside

• Rhode Island Landlord Compliance Kit. The Rhode Island landlord-tenant rules in one package: deposit capped at 1 month of rent; deposit returned within 20 days; 30-day notice to end month-to-month; 5-day notice for unpaid rent. Deposits, notice periods, the eviction case and the small claims limit, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date. What it confirms: deposit limit: No more than one month's periodic rent (34-18-19(a)); return deadline: Within 20 days after the latest of: the tenancy ends, possession is delivered, or the tenant gives a forwarding address (34-18-19(b)); itemized list of deductions: Deductions itemized in a written notice delivered to the tenant (34-18-19(b)); penalty the law states: Twice the amount wrongfully withheld, plus reasonable attorney fees (34-18-19(c)); ending month-to-month (landlord): Written notice delivered at least 30 days before the date named in the notice (10 days for week-to-week); ending month-to-month (tenant): Written notice delivered at least 30 days before the date named in the notice (10 days for week-to-week); rent increase notice: Written notice at least 60 days before the increase for tenants 62 and under; 120 days for tenants over 62; unpaid rent notice: Once rent is more than 15 days in arrears, a 5-day demand letter; the tenant has 5 days from mailing to pay. How to use the kit, the 16 confirmed Rhode Island rules at a glance and the 7 items to confirm: interest on the deposit, where the deposit is held, late fee limits, filing fee, writ to lockout, right to counsel (statewide), diversion or mediation (statewide), each with the official page to check. The Rhode Island case in order from notice to lockout, with each confirmed stage, an example dated from a sample filing day where the rules give periods, and blanks for your own case dates.
• Rhode Island Small Claims Court Kit. In Rhode Island, small claims (District Court, Small Claims) cover claims up to $5,000. From the official page: R.I. Service: Personal delivery to the person or a suitable adult at the dwelling, or to an authorized agent; corporations via officer, managing/general agent, office employee or authorized agent; out of state by disinterested person or registered/certified mail return receipt requested (Rule 2.03). Service within 120 days. Lawyers are allowed. Appeal: Plaintiff waives the right to appeal. Defendant may appeal within two days (excluding weekends and legal holidays), filed with the District Court clerk with the appeal fee (Rule 7.01). How to use the kit, the 7 confirmed Rhode Island facts at a glance, what we couldn't confirm (where to file, online filing) with the page to check, and a yes/no checklist: is the amount under $5,000, is it the right court, is there someone to serve and something to collect from. A claim calculator that adds up your items and compares the total with $5,000, a costs sheet with the Rhode Island fee list, a deadline sheet in business days that skips weekends and federal holidays, and a collection tracker with the balance owed.
• Eviction Case File Organizer. Walk into the hearing with the lease, the ledger, the notices and every date in order, whichever side you are on.