§ 34-28-14. Notice of complaint to owners and encumbrancers.
Upon filing of the complaint, the clerk of the superior court shall, by one advertisement to be inserted in some public newspaper published in the city or town where the property against which the lien is claimed is located, but, if there shall be no public newspaper published in the city or town, then by one advertisement in some public newspaper published in the county where the property is located, which one advertisement shall, with the service of the citation set forth in § 35-28-15, notify all persons having a lien, by virtue of this chapter, or any title, claim, lease, mortgage, attachment, or other lien or encumbrance, or any unrecorded claim on all or any part of the same property, to respond to the court in accordance with § 34-28-15 and § 34-28-16 and make out their demands against the property; and the clerk shall issue a citation to each person whose name appears on the list, made a part of the complaint by § 34-28-13, of all persons who have any recorded title, claim, lease, mortgage, attachment, or other lien or encumbrance (other than under § 34-28-1, 34-28-2, 34-28-3, or § 34-28-7) on a day certain to respond in accordance with §§ 34-28-15 and 34-28-16 and show cause, if any they have, why the lien should not be allowed and enforced for the amount claimed. The plaintiff shall, at least ten (10) days before the return day of the citation mentioned in § 34-28-15, mail, postage prepaid, a copy of the advertisement provided for in this section (printed, typewritten, or otherwise reproduced) to each person who has filed a notice of intention under § 34-28-4.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 206, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 257, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 301, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 445, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 34-28-10; G.L. 1956, § 34-28-14; P.L. 1965, ch. 235, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 328, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 630, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 34-28 - Mechanics’ Liens
Section 34-28-2. - Improvements by consent of tenant or lessee.
Section 34-28-3. - Improvements by consent of owner of less than freehold.
Section 34-28-3.1. - Materials to include rental or lease of any equipment.
Section 34-28-4. - Notice of intention to claim lien.
Section 34-28-4.1. - Contractors.
Section 34-28-5. - Recording notice of intention.
Section 34-28-7. - Lien of architect or engineer.
Section 34-28-8. - Land subject to lien.
Section 34-28-9. - Effective period of notice.
Section 34-28-10. - Complaint to enforce lien — Lis pendens notice.
Section 34-28-11. - Contents of lis pendens.
Section 34-28-12. - Recording of lis pendens.
Section 34-28-13. - Form of complaint to enforce lien.
Section 34-28-14. - Notice of complaint to owners and encumbrancers.
Section 34-28-15. - Contents and service of citation to owners and encumbrancers.
Section 34-28-16. - Entry of appearance and filing of account or claim.
Section 34-28-16.1. - Petition to foreclose mortgage.
Section 34-28-16.2. - Proceedings in superior court.
Section 34-28-17.1. - Dismissal of complaint for other cause.
Section 34-28-18. - Consolidation of proceedings by different lienholders.
Section 34-28-19. - Costs of proceedings.
Section 34-28-20. - Persons entitled to contest claims.
Section 34-28-21. - Decree ordering sale.
Section 34-28-22. - Court instructions as to sale.
Section 34-28-23. - Application of proceeds of sale.
Section 34-28-24. - Master’s bond.
Section 34-28-25. - Priority of liens.
Section 34-28-26. - Subordination or release of lien.
Section 34-28-27. - Direct payment on release of lien.
Section 34-28-28. - Damages on withholding direct payment or consent thereto.
Section 34-28-29. - Form of demand for direct payment.
Section 34-28-30. - Suit on bond to secure payment.
Section 34-28-31. - Application to governmental agencies.
Section 34-28-32. - Contractor excused from completing work upon filing of complaint.
Section 34-28-32.2. - Construction.
Section 34-28-33. - Remedy of chapter not exclusive.
Section 34-28-34. - Definitions.
Section 34-28-35. - Form of real estate description.