Rhode Island General Laws 45-24.2-6. Court review
Any person, including the enforcing officer, aggrieved by any decision of the board, whether established by § 45-24.3-16 or by any ordinance, rule, or regulation passed pursuant either to this chapter or to any special act governing minimum housing, may appeal a decision to the district court encompassing the area wherein the real estate is located. Appeal shall be made by filing a complaint with the court stating the facts upon which the appeal is based and setting forth the reasons for the appeal. The complaint shall be filed within thirty (30) days after mailing notice of the final decision of the board, and copies of the complaint shall be served upon the board and all other parties of record in the manner prescribed by applicable procedural rules of the district court. A party aggrieved by any judgment of the district court may seek further review by the supreme court in accordance with § 8-8-3.2(b).
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 277, § 5; P.L. 1978, ch. 182, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 45-24.2-6
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Board: means the board established or designated as the housing board of review. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-24.2-2
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Enforcing officer: means the head, or his or her duly authorized representative, of the division, bureau, office, department, or agency responsible for enforcing and administering any ordinance, rule, or regulation adopted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-24.2-2
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- real estate: may be construed to include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and rights thereto and interests therein. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-10