# Rhode Island — Landlord retaliation presumption period by US state

For Rhode Island, presumption period is six (6) months; what the presumption does is creates a presumption that the landlord’s conduct was in retaliation; example of a protected activity is The tenant has organized or become a member of a tenants’ union or similar organization; statute is R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-46, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Rhode Island _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Presumption period:** six (6) months _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What the presumption does:** creates a presumption that the landlord’s conduct was in retaliation _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Example of a protected activity:** The tenant has organized or become a member of a tenants’ union or similar organization _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-46 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> In an action by or against the tenant, evidence of a complaint within six (6) months before the alleged act of retaliation creates a presumption that the landlord’s conduct was in retaliation.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Example of a protected activity

> (3) The tenant has organized or become a member of a tenants’ union or similar organization; or

## Source

- http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE34/34-18/34-18-46.htm

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
Part of [Landlord retaliation presumption period by US state](https://referencesource.org/landlord-retaliation-presumption-period-by-state/).