How many other states have this kind of occupancy limit though? (Actually wondering—I haven’t heard of this before!) I came to RI for college because I got a pretty great scholarship which saved me enough to graduate without debt. Part of what saved me money was renting a beach house in the off-season with classmates. It makes sense to me that landlords would prefer students renting from September-May than having their properties standing empty until the summer.

I feel for today’s students because tuition and rent have both gone up steeply. I wonder what benefit anyone gets from this bill.