Free Rhode Island Lease Violation Notice Template

Last reviewed September 2026

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Rhode Island Lease Violation Notice

This Lease Violation 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 Lease Violation Notice
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).
Month-to-month termination	30 days’ written noticeR.I. Gen. Laws §34-18-37

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 Lease Violation 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).

How much notice to end a month-to-month lease in Rhode Island?

Thirty days’ written notice from either side. Week-to-week tenancies need 10 days, and year-to-year tenancies need three months before the end of the occupation year (§34-18-37).

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