Rhode Island · Hotels and lodging

The hotel and lodging rules in force in Rhode Island now.

No standalone statewide hotel/motel operating license found; hotel life-safety runs through the general RI Life Safety Code (NFPA 101-2021) existing-hotel provisions. Enforced by State Fire Marshal (life-safety); RIDOH (on-site food service/pool licensing); business/occupancy licensing is local/municipal. Reported, in verification, re-checked weekly.

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Hotels and lodging in Rhode Island

Reported, in verification
In force

No standalone statewide hotel/motel operating license found; hotel life-safety runs through the general RI Life Safety Code (NFPA 101-2021) existing-hotel provisions

RIGL Title 5 Ch. 14 covers only innkeeper guest-property liability, not licensing. The former fire-specific hotel chapter (23-28.7) is repealed; no dedicated state hotel license located.

Source: primary document

Who enforces it

State Fire Marshal (life-safety); RIDOH (on-site food service/pool licensing); business/occupancy licensing is local/municipal

Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; the building view resolves them from your ZIP.

What changes next

In force

In force; no statewide hotel-specific safety mandate (e.g. balcony inspection, sprinkler retrofit law) found this run

Questions about the hotel and lodging rules in Rhode Island

Which hotel and lodging rules apply in Rhode Island today?

No standalone statewide hotel/motel operating license found; hotel life-safety runs through the general RI Life Safety Code (NFPA 101-2021) existing-hotel provisions. RIGL Title 5 Ch. 14 covers only innkeeper guest-property liability, not licensing. The former fire-specific hotel chapter (23-28.7) is repealed; no dedicated state hotel license located.

Who enforces the hotel and lodging rules in Rhode Island?

State Fire Marshal (life-safety); RIDOH (on-site food service/pool licensing); business/occupancy licensing is local/municipal.

What changes next for the hotel and lodging rules in Rhode Island?

Nothing is scheduled. The rule above stays in force until the state adopts a newer edition or amends the program; AHJ Radar re-checks the source weekly.

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