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Rhode Island Pet Addendum

This Rhode Island pet addendum lets a tenant keep named animals on an existing lease. Rhode Island generally caps a security deposit at 1× monthly rent. A pet deposit usually counts toward that cap. Assistance animals required by fair-housing law are not pets and cannot be charged a pet deposit or pet rent. It does not replace the lease, and it does not apply to assistance animals.

• Keep the combined security plus pet deposit inside the statewide cap.
• Unused deposit money is generally due within 20 days (R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-19).
• Assistance animals are not pets. Do not use this addendum to charge a deposit or rent for one.