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Rental Inspections in Providence, RI (2026)

1 verified rental inspections rules for Providence, Rhode Island, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Inspection Programs

Providence's fire prevention bureau must inspect every building and premises in the city on a fixed calendar, not only after a complaint, at least twice a year in outlying districts and four times a year in the built-up core.

Providence Mandates Periodic Building Inspections

Some Restrictions

Providence Code of Ordinances § 9-34

It shall be the duty of the chief of the fire department to inspect, or cause to be inspected by the bureau of fire prevention, or by the fire department officers and members as often as may be necessary, but not less than twice a year in outlying districts and four (4) times a year in the closely built portions of the city all buildings and premises except the interiors of private dwellings fo...