Free Rhode Island Late Rent Notice Template

Last reviewed September 2026

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Rhode Island Late Rent Notice

This Late Rent Notice is built with Rhode Island as the governing state. These are the Rhode Island landlord-tenant rules that most often bear on it, with the statute for each.

Rhode Island rules at a glance

Rhode Island rules for a Late Rent Notice
Late fees	No statutory cap; all fees must be disclosed in the lease’s rent sectionR.I. Gen. Laws §34-18-15
Nonpayment eviction notice	After rent is 15 days in arrears: 5-day demand to cureR.I. Gen. Laws §34-18-35
Nonpayment of rent	Once any rent is 15 days in arrears, the landlord sends a written demand in the statutory form; the tenancy terminates unless the tenant pays the arrears within 5 days of mailing (§34-18-35).
Lease violations	A written notice specifying the breach and the cure, giving the tenant 20 days from mailing to remedy it and setting a termination date at least 21 days after mailing (§34-18-36).

Rent, fees & rent increases

Rent is payable without demand or notice at the time and place agreed (R.I. Gen. Laws §34-18-15). Rhode Island has tightened its fee rules considerably since 2024, and has no rent control.

Fee disclosure — Any fee beyond rent must be disclosed in writing in the same section of the lease as the rent, and any change to a required fee needs 30 days’ written notice. The lease must also say which utilities are included in rent and state any renters-insurance requirement (§34-18-15).
Late fees — Rhode Island has no statutory cap on late fees, but a late fee is a fee and must be disclosed alongside the rent. An excessive fee risks being struck as an unenforceable penalty.
Convenience fees — Since January 1, 2025, a landlord can’t charge a convenience fee for a particular payment method — card, app or check — unless the landlord also accepts a form of payment with no fee (§34-18-61).
Application fees — Rental application fees are banned. A landlord may charge only the actual cost of a required state criminal background check or credit report — and nothing if the applicant supplies one issued within the past 90 days — and must give the applicant a copy (§34-18-59).
Rent-increase notice — Any rent increase needs at least 60 days’ written notice; month-to-month tenants over age 62 are entitled to 120 days (§34-18-16.1, as amended June 2024). A 30-day notice is no longer enough.

Ending a Rhode Island tenancy

Notice to end a Rhode Island periodic tenancy (R.I. Gen. Laws §34-18-37)
Week-to-week	10 days
Month-to-month (or other period under a year)	30 days
Year-to-year	3 months before the end of the occupation year

Nonpayment of rent — Once any rent is 15 days in arrears, the landlord sends a written demand in the statutory form; the tenancy terminates unless the tenant pays the arrears within 5 days of mailing (§34-18-35).
Lease violations — A written notice specifying the breach and the cure, giving the tenant 20 days from mailing to remedy it and setting a termination date at least 21 days after mailing (§34-18-36).
Seniors — A tenant aged 65 or older may end the lease to move into assisted living or elderly housing; termination takes effect no earlier than 45 days after the first rent due date following written notice (§34-18-15(e)).
Military — A servicemember who enters service or receives orders for a permanent change of station or deployment of 90+ days may end the lease with written notice and a copy of the orders; a monthly lease ends 30 days after the next rent due date (§34-18-15(f)).
Survivors of abuse — Under the Survivor Early Lease Termination Act (2026 S 2291 / H 7199, signed June 18, 2026), a tenant who is a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking may end the lease early by written notice with qualifying documentation and a move-out date within 30 days, without early-termination penalties.

Rhode Island Late Rent Notice FAQs

What notice is required to evict for nonpayment in Rhode Island?

Once rent is 15 days in arrears, the landlord sends a 5-day demand notice; if the tenant pays everything owed within 5 days of mailing, the tenancy continues (§34-18-35).

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