Property maintenance across Rhode Island
What are the rules on junk, derelict cars, and unsightly property?
7 of 39 municipalities in Rhode Island have an adopted ordinance on property maintenance on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington Town |
Chapter 161 - Dumping and Recycling | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Cumberland Town |
Chapter 14, Article III - Public Nuisances | — | None |
| Glocester Town |
Ordinance 2-17-01 - Parking and Storage of Junk Vehicles | standards: No more than one unregistered, unserviceable, discarded, worn-out or junked automobile, truck or trailer (or bodies/engines/tires/parts) parked or stored on any property except in an enclosed building, on a farm, or at a licensed dealership · enforcement: Owner given written notice to remove within 7 days; Chief of Police may remove/impound, store, and sell at public auction after 30 days; non-compliance subject to fine/arrest | None |
| Johnston Town |
Town of Johnston Code of Ordinances - Chapter 261 Property Maintenance | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Newport City |
City of Newport Code of Ordinances - Title 15 Housing / Chapter 15.12 Minimum Housing Code | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Richmond Town |
Town of Richmond Code of Ordinances - Title 18 Zoning / Chapter 18.36 Special Regulations (Commercial Vehicles in Residential) | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Woonsocket City |
Woonsocket Zoning Ordinance — Section 5.3-1 (Inoperable Vehicles in Residential Districts) | standards: No more than one operative unregistered or one inoperative/disabled vehicle in any residential district; no wrecked, dismantled, or debris/rust/weed-covered vehicle; no vehicle painting except in approved spray-booth · enforcement: Zoning officer may authorize temporary relief (written permission, not exceeding 60 days), revocable upon violation | 2026-06-05 |
Nothing on file for property maintenance
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Other ordinances on file, none on this topic (32) — Bristol, Burrillville, Central Falls, Charlestown, Coventry, Cranston, East Greenwich, East Providence, Exeter, Foster, Hopkinton, Jamestown, Lincoln, Little Compton, Middletown, Narragansett, New Shoreham, North Kingstown, North Providence, North Smithfield, Pawtucket, Portsmouth, Providence, Scituate, Smithfield, South Kingstown, Tiverton, Warren, Warwick, West Greenwich, West Warwick, Westerly.