Rhode Island General Laws Title 42. State Affairs and Government § 42-128.1-11. Enforcement

(a) The standards for lead hazard control and for lead hazard mitigation in pre-1978 housing shall be considered basic housing standards and shall be enforceable through the provisions of this chapter and through procedures established in chapter 24.2 of title 45 and chapter 24.3 of title 45.

(b)Minimum Housing Standards and Housing Maintenance and Occupancy Code. In order to establish consistency between state and local programs pertaining to enforcement of standards for housing and housing occupancy and to provide for broadly available, multiple means of identifying instances of noncompliance with this chapter and enforcing the requirements of this chapter, the following provisions regarding Minimum Housing Standards and the Housing Maintenance and Occupancy Code shall be effective:

(c) In any private action where a property owner is found to have violated § 42-128.1-1 et seq., or any rules or regulations derived therefrom, the property owner is subject to damages, which may include double or treble the actual damages found, as well as reasonable attorneys' fees. Nothing herein should be construed as excluding other remedies in law or equity.