Section 34-18-8 - Exclusions from application of chapterUnless the parties expressly agree to be governed by the provisions of this chapter, the following arrangements are not governed by this chapter:
(1) Residence at an institution, public or private, if incidental to detention or the provision of medical, geriatric, educational, counseling, religious, or similar service;(2) Occupancy under a contract of sale of a dwelling unit or the property of which it is a part, if the occupant is the purchaser or a person who succeeds to his or her interest;(3) Occupancy by a member of a fraternal or social organization in the portion of a structure operated for the benefit of the organization;(4) Transient occupancy in a hotel, motel, or other lodging as defined under § 44-18-7(11), which is subject to the state sales and use tax, or lodgings tax as allowed by state enabling legislation;(5) Occupancy by a paid employee of a landlord, whose right to occupancy is conditional upon employment substantially for services, maintenance, or repair of premises containing more than eleven (11) units;(6) Occupancy by a holder of a proprietary lease in a cooperative;(7) Commercial letting and any other estate governed by chapter 18.1 of this title;(8) Residence at a transitional housing facility.P.L. 1986, ch. 200, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 87, §1; P.L. 2003 , ch. 210, § 1; P.L. 2003 , ch. 301, § 1.