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The actual law · Rhode Island
Rhode Island Condominium Ownership Act (R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 34-36-1 to 34-36-39) & Rhode Island Condominium Act (R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 34-36.1-1.01 to 34-36.1-3.21), full text. This is the law your board answers to — read it yourself, then use the owner guides to see what it means in practice.
Older Rhode Island condominium statute, still in force under the chapter-continuity clause (§ 34-36-39) for condominiums with declarations recorded before July 1, 1982. Rhode Island has no separate statute governing non-condominium homeowners/planned-community associations; those associations rely on their recorded declaration/covenants plus the general Nonprofit Corporation Act (Title 7, Chapter 6), which is out of scope here as generic corporate law rather than an HOA-specific act.
Bylaw provisions
Covered in an owner guide
Records of management
Covered in an owner guide
Unit liens
The translation
The statute is the authority; the guides are the translation. Each one walks a real owner problem through the Rhode Island sections that control it.
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Common expenses — Payment
Covered in an owner guide
Definitions
Chapter continuity
Compliance with declaration and rules
Covered in an owner guide
Current, controlling condominium act for Rhode Island condominiums with declarations recorded on or after July 1, 1982. Modern Uniform-Condominium-Act-style law in four articles (General Provisions; Creation/Alteration/Termination; Management; Purchaser Protection). Pre-1982 condominiums remain under the older Condominium Ownership Act (ch. 34-36) unless they voluntarily opt in.
Applicability
Definitions
Organization of unit owners' association
Bylaws
Upkeep of condominium
Covered in an owner guide
Meetings and notice
Covered in an owner guide
Quorums
Covered in an owner guide
Assessments for common expenses
Lien for assessments
Covered in an owner guide
Enforcement of declaration, by-laws and rules
Covered in an owner guide
Foreclosure of condominium lien
Covered in an owner guide
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