§ 37-7-13. Surplus group homes.
Any group home purchased or built by the state of Rhode Island and licensed pursuant to house § 40.1-24-3, which is no longer used to house persons with disabilities and is vacant for a period of one year must be offered for sale on the private housing market forthwith and shall thereafter remain under the jurisdiction of the zoning enforcement officer and the zoning code of that municipality in which the home is located. The zoning enforcement officer and zoning code shall govern the use thereof. The group home shall not acquire any rights of a nonconforming use.
History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 307, § 5; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 83; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 83.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 37 - Public Property and Works
Chapter 37-7 - Management and Disposal of Property
Section 37-7-1. - Rental of acquired land pending application to public use.
Section 37-7-2. - Use or sale of products of state owned land.
Section 37-7-3. - Reconveyance, lease, or sale of land acquired by condemnation.
Section 37-7-4. - Land taken for improvements adjacent to roads.
Section 37-7-6. - Transfer of land between departments and agencies.
Section 37-7-6.1. - Conveyances and grants to fire districts.
Section 37-7-8. - Grant of easements and rights of way over acquired lands.
Section 37-7-9. - Concessions, leases, and licenses — Reports.
Section 37-7-10. - Vesting of title in successor to public office.
Section 37-7-11. - Delegation of powers over real estate by federal officer.
Section 37-7-12. - Use of Indian meetinghouse in Charlestown.
Section 37-7-13. - Surplus group homes.