Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 34-4 - Estates in Real Property
Section 34-4-5. - Bar of estates tail preserved — Defeat of expectancies provided for by grantor.

§ 34-4-5. Bar of estates tail preserved — Defeat of expectancies provided for by grantor.
Sections 34-4-3 and 34-4-4 shall not be construed to prevent the barring of estates tail in the manner provided in §§ 34-4-14 — 34-4-18, nor to prevent an expectant estate from being defeated in a manner provided for or authorized by the party creating the estate.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 201, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 252, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 296, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 433, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 34-4-5.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 34 - Property

Chapter 34-4 - Estates in Real Property

Section 34-4-1. - Presumed death from absence of life tenant.

Section 34-4-2. - Grant for life with remainder to heirs in fee.

Section 34-4-2.1. - Reservation of life estate with enhanced powers.

Section 34-4-3. - Purported grant of estate greater than owned by grantor.

Section 34-4-4. - Expectant estates not dependent on precedent estates.

Section 34-4-5. - Bar of estates tail preserved — Defeat of expectancies provided for by grantor.

Section 34-4-6. - Trustee of timber land subject to life estate.

Section 34-4-7. - Sale or mortgage of real estate subject to contingent remainder, executory devise, or power of appointment.

Section 34-4-8. - Notice of petition for sale — Representation of minors and parties not ascertained.

Section 34-4-9. - Management of proceeds of sale — Supervision by court.

Section 34-4-10. - Construction of amendment to § 34-4-9.

Section 34-4-11. - Conveyance of contingent, executory, and future interests.

Section 34-4-12. - Rights against lessee in remainderman taking precedent estate by merger.

Section 34-4-13. - Rights of entry not defeated by descent or discontinuance.

Section 34-4-14. - Liability of lands for debts of tenant in tail.

Section 34-4-15. - Conveyance of fee simple by tenant in tail.

Section 34-4-16. - Conveyance by life tenant and remainderman in tail.

Section 34-4-17. - Barring of equitable estates tail.

Section 34-4-18. - Right of grantee of equitable estate tail to conveyance of legal interest.

Section 34-4-19. - Limitation of possibilities of reverter and rights of entry.

Section 34-4-20. - Possibilities of reverter and rights of entry exempt from limitation.

Section 34-4-21. - Limitation of restrictive covenants.

Section 34-4-22. - Expiration of recorded options affecting real estate.

Section 34-4-23. - Expiration of recorded instruments affecting real estate.

Section 34-4-24. - Limitation of proceedings based upon right of entry for condition broken or possibility of reverter.

Section 34-4-25. - Invalidity of certain restrictive covenants.

Section 34-4-26. - Expiration of recorded rights affecting real estate.

Section 34-4-27. - Title to real estate — Trusts.

Section 34-4-28. - Title to real estate — Trusts — Conveyance to named trust.

Section 34-4-29. - Governmental covenants and restrictions.

Section 34-4-30. - Conveyance to or by nominee trust.