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Effective July 1, 2026, Rhode Island's new Survivor Early Lease Termination Act gives certain residential tenants the right to end a lease early without penalty and, in some situations, request that their landlord change the locks. The law is intended to help survivors quickly leave unsafe living situations while providing landlords with clear procedures to follow.

Warwick, R.I. – June 18, 2026 – May sales data from the Rhode Island Association of Realtors marked a reversal of a long-standing trend of single-family home median price gains year-over-year. For the first time since January 2017, last month's median price of $500,000 represented a 2.5% decline from 12 months earlier.