Providence ties relocation assistance most directly to the Rhode Island Lead Hazard Mitigation Act under General Laws Chapter 42-128.1, which can trigger relocation when units are unsafe for children.
Providence does not run a broad citywide relocation-assistance fund, but Rhode Island General Laws Chapter 42-128.1, the Lead Hazard Mitigation Act, can require landlords to relocate families when a child has been poisoned or when emergency abatement is ordered. Relocation may also follow code-enforcement actions under Providence Chapter 17 when units are condemned for habitability or fire-safety reasons. Tenants displaced by substantial rehabilitation under Section 17-216 may negotiate relocation assistance individually, and nonprofit partners and the Providence Human Relations Commission can help connect displaced households to resources.
Failing to relocate a family when a lead-hazard order requires it can trigger penalties under RI General Laws Chapter 42-128.1 and additional Providence code-enforcement action.
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