State money laws
Security deposit, gift card cash back, and final paycheck law for Rhode Island — each rule with its statute citation and the date it was verified.
Your landlord had 20 days to return your deposit or list the deductions in writing. If they were late or kept it wrongly, a court can make them pay what you are owed plus twice what they wrongly kept, plus fees.
Return deadline20 days
If the landlord is late or keeps it wronglyAmount due plus twice the amount wrongfully withheld, plus attorney fees
R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-19 · Verified 2026-10-21 · Read the statute
If less than $1 is left after you use a gift certificate, that last amount is paid to you in cash.
Cash backless than $1
The ruleAny unused portion of a redeemed gift certificate shall be given to the consumer by reissuing the certificate for the unused amount or providing cash where the balance due is less than $1.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-13-12 · Verified 2026-10-21 · Read the statute
Verified from webserver.rilegislature.gov statute text. Excludes awards/loyalty/promotional certificates, prepaid wireless, and certain multi-merchant cards.
Verification in progress
This state's final paycheck row has not been verified against the statute text yet. It is left blank on purpose.
Status: pending
Not verified to the statute-text standard in this run. Left blank on purpose — never filled from a secondary summary alone.
Rules above are the statute as verified on the date shown on each card. Local ordinances can add rules. This page is information, not legal advice.