Rhode Island General Laws 23-28.5-2. Notice to remove combustible materials
If the authority having jurisdiction, after any inspection made under the authority of § 23-28.5-1, shall in its discretion deem that the accumulation of a combustible nature increases the danger of fire to the premises where the accumulation has been permitted, or to the property adjacent thereto, the authority having jurisdiction shall give notice in writing to the occupant or occupants or one of them, of the premises where the accumulation has been permitted, to remove or cause to be removed, from the premises the material of a combustible nature, within forty-eight (48) hours after receipt by the occupant or occupants of the notice. In case the material of a combustible nature shall not be removed within forty-eight (48) hours as aforesaid, the authority having jurisdiction may cause the material to be removed from the premises, and thereupon shall cause notice in writing of the cost and expense of the removal to be given to the occupant or occupants, or one of them, and also certify the amount thereof to the city or town clerk of the city or town, and in case the cost and expense shall not be paid to the city or town treasurer within thirty (30) days after the notice, the city or town may recover the cost and expense in a civil action against the occupant or occupants.
History of Section.
P.L. 1966, ch. 216, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 165, § 22; P.L. 1978, ch. 48, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-28.5-2
- in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9