Hedco, Ltd. v. Blanchette, 763 A.2d 639 (2000)

Citation: Hedco, Ltd. v. Blanchette, 763 A.2d 639 (2000)
Parent Document: Hedco, Ltd. v. Blanchette, 763 A.2d 639 (2000)
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island (state)
Effective Date: 2000-12-26
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/5137835/hedco-ltd-v-blanchette/ ↗

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The notice also described the method by which the tenant could pay rent in order to prevent termination of the tenancy, and it offered to discuss the amount owed. It also advised tenant that in addition to the rent due, she owed a late charge of $15. After defendant did not pay her rent within the ten days set forth in the notice, Hedco filed a complaint in District Court on June 29, 1998, for eviction for nonpay*641ment of rent pursuant to the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, G.L.1956 § 34-18-35. On July 1, 1998, Hedco presented defendant with a notification signed by the resident manager amending her lease agreement by adjusting the rent. On the document in the manager’s handwriting was the direction, “Please come to this office to sign your new lease.” When defendant attempted to tender her rent on July 2, 1998, Hedco refused acceptance, relying on §. 34-18-35(e), under which a renter has a right to cure the failure to pay rent after commencement of suit only if she had not already received a separate notice within the six months immediately preceding the filing of the action. The defendant here had received such a notice three months previously, when she paid her rent more than fifteen days late.

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