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Rhode Island

HOA services in Rhode Island

Available to communities nationwide.

State rules

What governs a Rhode Island association

Every link goes to the source. Read it yourself before you rely on it. The coastal swim season is compressed. Winter mixes snow with salt-air corrosion. Storm surge and wind exposure shape what a shoreline association has to maintain.

Primary association statute

Rhode Island Condominium Act, R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36.1-1.01 et seq.

The state’s common-interest statute, modeled on the Uniform Act.

Read the code text

Trade licensing	Rhode Island Contractors’ Registration and Licensing Board · Visit
Pool regulation	Rhode Island Department of Health

This is a starting point, not legal advice. Statutes are amended, and your declaration and bylaws may impose stricter requirements than the state does. Verify against the current code and your association’s counsel before acting.

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Map your grounds

The map is the pricing basis

Pool care, landscaping, porter service, and amenity staffing all start from your community's own mapped grounds.

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A community mapped on VendoRFP — Aloha, OR. The green is the ground a proposal prices; the white dashed line is the boundary. Enter your own address above and your map draws the same way.

Your communityOutside the communityCommunity boundaryPools, playgrounds, and amenities

Pool CleaningTwice-weekly cleaning, balanced water chemistry, and a safety check on every visit to a community pool or spa.

LandscapingMowing, edging, trimming, irrigation checks, and seasonal color for common-area grounds, entrances, and medians.

Porter ServicesClubhouse cleaning, trash and common-area pickup, restroom detailing, and light upkeep across the shared amenities.

Amenity StaffingCertified lifeguards, pool attendants, gate and front-desk staff, and event coverage for community amenities.

Questions

What Rhode Island boards ask first

Do you have vendors near me?

Start with the vendors you already use. Invite them, they enroll and get verified here, and they can propose on your work anywhere in the US. Any verified vendor that serves your area can propose too, and your own list is the fastest way to get proposals in hand.

Does the automatic mapping work in Rhode Island?

Type the address and the community comes up on a satellite image. Outline the common-area grounds yourself, or adjust the outline that comes back — the estimate runs off whatever shape you accept.

Send an RFP to Rhode Island vendors

VendoRFP is taking on its first customers, and our team reads every application. Every community is free the day you're in — invite the vendors you already use, then read the proposals and pick who you contract with.

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