Can my landlord charge for cleaning in Rhode Island?
“…minus any amount of unpaid accrued rent, the amount due, if any, for reasonable cleaning expenses, the amount due, if any, for reasonable trash disposal expenses and the amount of physical damages to the premises, other than ordinary wear and tear…”
Work out a prorated estimate
Enter what you were charged.
How it's worked out: charge × (useful life − age) ÷ useful life. It is a prorated estimate using a useful life you can see and change; your state, your lease or a court may treat the charge differently. Most deposit statutes we've read exclude normal or ordinary wear and tear; your state's page quotes its rule.
Useful life: what we can cite
We haven't found a published useful-life figure for cleaning that we can cite, so Fair Charge asks you for one instead of assuming it. A manufacturer's warranty or product page is a reasonable place to start; label it as yours when you use it.
See the full useful-life table and how Fair Charge works.
What your state says
Rhode Island lets the landlord deduct reasonable cleaning and trash disposal expenses, itemized in writing.
“…minus any amount of unpaid accrued rent, the amount due, if any, for reasonable cleaning expenses, the amount due, if any, for reasonable trash disposal expenses and the amount of physical damages to the premises, other than ordinary wear and tear…”
- Wear and tear in Rhode Island
- We haven’t summarised this state’s wear-and-tear language yet. The statute is linked below.
- Itemization
- A written notice itemizing rent, reasonable cleaning and trash disposal, and damage beyond ordinary wear and tear.
Sources
- R.I. Gen. Laws §34-18-19(b)
- Cal. Civ. Code §1950.5(b)(3)
- NRS 118A.242(4)
- Wyo. Stat. §1-21-1208(a)
- Cal. Civ. Code §1950.5(h)(1) (wear and tear)
- Tex. Prop. Code §92.103, §92.107 (wear and tear)
- N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law §7-108(1-a) (wear and tear)
- RCW 59.18.280 (wear and tear)
Information, not legal advice. A prorated estimate is not a legal limit on what can be charged.