Rhode Island 2-Day Landlord Notice to Enter Form

• Alterations, decorations, improvements, or repairs;
• Exhibiting the unit to actual or prospective buyers, contractors, mortgage lenders, tenants, or workers;
• Inspection; and
• Services.

Abandonment or Surrender – A landlord may enter a rental unit without notice or tenant consent if they have a valid reason to believe the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises.^[1]

Court Order – A landlord may enter a rental unit without notice or tenant consent with a valid court order.^[2]

Emergency – A landlord may enter a rental unit without notice or tenant consent in case of an emergency.^[3]

Noncompliance – If a tenant fails to respond within twenty (20) days to a landlord’s written notice to cure a breach of the lease agreement that involves repairs to the property, the landlord may enter the unit without notice or tenant consent to complete the repairs.^[4]

Tenant Absence – If it is reasonably necessary, a landlord may enter a rental unit without notice or tenant consent if the tenant has been absent from the unit for more than seven (7) days.^[3]