Rhode Island General Laws
Title 34 - Property

Chapter 34-1 - Confirmation of Legislative Grants

Section 34-1-1. - Perpetuation of colonial acts quieting title. - § 34-1-1. Perpetuation of colonial acts quieting title. The act...

Section 34-1-2. - Confirmation of legislative conveyances generally. - § 34-1-2. Confirmation of legislative conveyances generally. Whereas, at the...

Chapter 34-2 - Capacity to Hold Real Estate

Section 34-2-1. - Powers of aliens. - § 34-2-1. Powers of aliens. Aliens may take, hold, transmit,...

Chapter 34-3 - Tenancy in Common

Section 34-3-1. - Tenancy in common presumed in conveyances. - § 34-3-1. Tenancy in common presumed in conveyances. All gifts,...

Section 34-3-2. - Joint heirs. - § 34-3-2. Joint heirs. Joint heirs shall be deemed tenants...

Section 34-3-3. - Proprietors of common and undivided lands. - § 34-3-3. Proprietors of common and undivided lands. Whereas, there...

Chapter 34-4 - Estates in Real Property

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

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

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

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

Section 34-4-4. - Expectant estates not dependent on precedent estates. - § 34-4-4. Expectant estates not dependent on precedent estates. No...

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...

Section 34-4-6. - Trustee of timber land subject to life estate. - § 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. - § 34-4-7. Sale or mortgage of real estate subject to...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Section 34-4-21. - Limitation of restrictive covenants. - § 34-4-21. Limitation of restrictive covenants. If a covenant or...

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

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

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

Section 34-4-25. - Invalidity of certain restrictive covenants. - § 34-4-25. Invalidity of certain restrictive covenants. Since many mentally...

Section 34-4-26. - Expiration of recorded rights affecting real estate. - § 34-4-26. Expiration of recorded rights affecting real estate. (a)...

Section 34-4-27. - Title to real estate — Trusts. - § 34-4-27. Title to real estate — Trusts. (a) Property...

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

Section 34-4-29. - Governmental covenants and restrictions. - § 34-4-29. Governmental covenants and restrictions. Notwithstanding anything in this...

Section 34-4-30. - Conveyance to or by nominee trust. - § 34-4-30. Conveyance to or by nominee trust. (a) Notwithstanding...

Chapter 34-5 - Disclaimer of Certain Property Interests

Section 34-5-1. - Definitions. - § 34-5-1. Definitions. The following words as used in this...

Section 34-5-2. - Disclaimer of interest in estate. - § 34-5-2. Disclaimer of interest in estate. (a) Unless barred...

Section 34-5-3. - Disclaimer by fiduciaries. - § 34-5-3. Disclaimer by fiduciaries. The probate court having jurisdiction...

Section 34-5-4. - Form of disclaimer. - § 34-5-4. Form of disclaimer. A disclaimer shall be in...

Section 34-5-5. - Time for filing disclaimer. - § 34-5-5. Time for filing disclaimer. (a) A disclaimer shall...

Section 34-5-6. - Filing and service of disclaimer. - § 34-5-6. Filing and service of disclaimer. (a) The original...

Section 34-5-7. - Reliance on disclaimer. - § 34-5-7. Reliance on disclaimer. (a) No person or other...

Section 34-5-8. - Disposition of disclaimed interest. - § 34-5-8. Disposition of disclaimed interest. (a) A disclaimer complying...

Section 34-5-9. - Waiver or bar to right to disclaim. - § 34-5-9. Waiver or bar to right to disclaim. (a)...

Section 34-5-10. - Spendthrift provisions. - § 34-5-10. Spendthrift provisions. The right to disclaim pursuant to...

Section 34-5-11. - Effect on other laws. - § 34-5-11. Effect on other laws. Except for the provisions...

Chapter 34-6 - Release of Money Charges

Section 34-6-1. - Sale of real estate free of charges — Provisions for payment of sums charged. - § 34-6-1. Sale of real estate free of charges —...

Chapter 34-7 - By Possession and Prescription

Section 34-7-1. - Conclusive title by peaceful possession under claim of title. - § 34-7-1. Conclusive title by peaceful possession under claim of...

Section 34-7-2. - Absentees and persons under disability — Reversioners and remaindermen. - § 34-7-2. Absentees and persons under disability — Reversioners and...

Section 34-7-3. - Easement of light and air denied. - § 34-7-3. Easement of light and air denied. Whoever has...

Section 34-7-4. - Right of footway denied. - § 34-7-4. Right of footway denied. No right of footway,...

Section 34-7-5. - Utility rights-of-way not acquired by enjoyment. - § 34-7-5. Utility rights-of-way not acquired by enjoyment. No enjoyment...

Section 34-7-6. - Notice of intent to dispute interrupting adverse possession. - § 34-7-6. Notice of intent to dispute interrupting adverse possession....

Section 34-7-7. - Action by claimant in possession after notice of intent to dispute. - § 34-7-7. Action by claimant in possession after notice of...

Section 34-7-8. - Shore rights preserved — Prospective applicability. - § 34-7-8. Shore rights preserved — Prospective applicability. Nothing herein...

Section 34-7-9. - Land preserved for open space, conservation or cemetery purposes. - § 34-7-9. Land preserved for open space, conservation or cemetery...

Chapter 34-8 - Rhode Island Coordinate System

Section 34-8-1. - Adoption of ocean and geodetic survey systems. - § 34-8-1. Adoption of ocean and geodetic survey systems. The...

Section 34-8-2. - Use of term in documents. - § 34-8-2. Use of term in documents. The use of...

Section 34-8-3. - Location of point by coordinates. - § 34-8-3. Location of point by coordinates. The plane coordinate...

Section 34-8-4. - Technical definition of systems — Origin of coordinates. - § 34-8-4. Technical definition of systems — Origin of coordinates....

Section 34-8-5. - Repealed. - § 34-8-5. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1653, §...

Section 34-8-6. - Proximity to established station required for use of coordinates in public records. - § 34-8-6. Proximity to established station required for use of...

Section 34-8-7. - Reliance on system not required — Describing location of survey system or land boundary corner. - § 34-8-7. Reliance on system not required — Describing location...

Section 34-8-8. - Severability. - § 34-8-8. Severability. If any provision of this chapter shall...

Section 34-8-9. - Use of coordinate systems. - § 34-8-9. Use of coordinate systems. The Rhode Island coordinate...

Section 34-8-10. - Meter-to-foot conversion. - § 34-8-10. Meter-to-foot conversion. For purposes of this chapter, and...

Chapter 34-9 - Boundary Line Determination

Section 34-9-1. - Petition for determination of boundaries covered by tidewater. - § 34-9-1. Petition for determination of boundaries covered by tidewater....

Section 34-9-2. - Appointment of commissioners — Report — Recording. - § 34-9-2. Appointment of commissioners — Report — Recording. Upon...

Section 34-9-3. - Notice and hearing by commissioners — Effect of report. - § 34-9-3. Notice and hearing by commissioners — Effect of...

Section 34-9-4. - [Obsolete.] - § 34-9-4. [Obsolete.]

Section 34-9-5. - Expense of proceedings. - § 34-9-5. Expense of proceedings. The just charges and expenses...

Section 34-9-6. - Persons acquiring title during proceedings. - § 34-9-6. Persons acquiring title during proceedings. Any person who...

Section 34-9-7. - State interest unaffected. - § 34-9-7. State interest unaffected. No proceedings under the provisions...

Chapter 34-9.1 - Maintenance of Private Easements and Rights-Of-Way

Section 34-9.1-1. - Definitions. - § 34-9.1-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Benefited...

Section 34-9.1-2. - Maintenance of private easement and rights-of-way. - § 34-9.1-2. Maintenance of private easement and rights-of-way. (a) In...

Chapter 34-10 - Fences

Section 34-10-1. - Lawful fences defined. - § 34-10-1. Lawful fences defined. The following fences shall be...

Section 34-10-2. - Consent of adjoining owner to barbed-wire fence. - § 34-10-2. Consent of adjoining owner to barbed-wire fence. No...

Section 34-10-3. - Removal of barbed-wire fence. - § 34-10-3. Removal of barbed-wire fence. Any adjoining owner who...

Section 34-10-4. - Expense of removal of barbed-wire fence. - § 34-10-4. Expense of removal of barbed-wire fence. The fence...

Section 34-10-5. - Barbed-wire fences through woodland — Fences existing before 1906. - § 34-10-5. Barbed-wire fences through woodland — Fences existing before...

Section 34-10-6. - Maintenance of water fences. - § 34-10-6. Maintenance of water fences. Coterminous owners or possessors...

Section 34-10-7. - Marshland exempt. - § 34-10-7. Marshland exempt. All tracts of marshland so situated...

Section 34-10-8. - Remedies of marshland owner to trespass. - § 34-10-8. Remedies of marshland owner to trespass. If any...

Section 34-10-9. - Placement of partition fences — Maintenance throughout year. - § 34-10-9. Placement of partition fences — Maintenance throughout year....

Section 34-10-10. - Partition fences between lands under improvement. - § 34-10-10. Partition fences between lands under improvement. Partition fences...

Section 34-10-11. - Partition fences between improved and unimproved lands. - § 34-10-11. Partition fences between improved and unimproved lands. In...

Section 34-10-12. - Payment for previously constructed fence. - § 34-10-12. Payment for previously constructed fence. Whenever the whole...

Section 34-10-13. - Viewing and division of fence — Award of cost. - § 34-10-13. Viewing and division of fence — Award of...

Section 34-10-14. - Holding and improving partition fences — Agreements between owners. - § 34-10-14. Holding and improving partition fences — Agreements between...

Section 34-10-15. - Complaint of neglect to maintain fence. - § 34-10-15. Complaint of neglect to maintain fence. (a) Whenever...

Section 34-10-16. - Construction or repair of fence by complainant — Action for cost and penalties. - § 34-10-16. Construction or repair of fence by complainant —...

Section 34-10-17. - Settlement of controversies by viewer. - § 34-10-17. Settlement of controversies by viewer. Whenever any controversy...

Section 34-10-18. - Viewer’s fees. - § 34-10-18. Viewer’s fees. Every fence viewer shall be allowed...

Section 34-10-19. - Neglect of duty by viewer. - § 34-10-19. Neglect of duty by viewer. If any fence...

Section 34-10-20. - Spite fences. - § 34-10-20. Spite fences. A fence or other structure in...

Chapter 34-11 - Form and Effect of Conveyances

Section 34-11-1. - Conveyances required to be in writing and recorded. - § 34-11-1. Conveyances required to be in writing and recorded....

Section 34-11-1.1. - Signing and printing names. - § 34-11-1.1. Signing and printing names. The signatories and notaries...

Section 34-11-1.2. - Name and address of grantee — Recording. - § 34-11-1.2. Name and address of grantee — Recording. Every...

Section 34-11-1.3. - Name and address of mortgagor and mortgagee — Recording. - § 34-11-1.3. Name and address of mortgagor and mortgagee —...

Section 34-11-1.4. - Sale price recording. - § 34-11-1.4. Sale price recording. Every deed presented for recording...

Section 34-11-1.5. - Historical cemeteries. - § 34-11-1.5. Historical cemeteries. Every deed presented for recording a...

Section 34-11-2. - Seal not required in conveyances. - § 34-11-2. Seal not required in conveyances. No seal shall...

Section 34-11-3. - Creation of co-tenancies by deed — Conveyances between husband and wife. - § 34-11-3. Creation of co-tenancies by deed — Conveyances between...

Section 34-11-4. - Delivery of conveyance sufficient to pass title. - § 34-11-4. Delivery of conveyance sufficient to pass title. Any...

Section 34-11-5. - Releases and discharges effective without seal. - § 34-11-5. Releases and discharges effective without seal. Any instrument...

Section 34-11-6. - Use of word “grant” not required. - § 34-11-6. Use of word “grant” not required. The use...

Section 34-11-7. - Warranties and rights of reentry not implied. - § 34-11-7. Warranties and rights of reentry not implied. The...

Section 34-11-8. - Form of grants in tail. - § 34-11-8. Form of grants in tail. In a deed...

Section 34-11-9. - Words importing failure of issue. - § 34-11-9. Words importing failure of issue. In any limitation...

Section 34-11-10. - Takers not party to indenture — Conveyance purporting to be indenture. - § 34-11-10. Takers not party to indenture — Conveyance purporting...

Section 34-11-11. - Use of statutory forms. - § 34-11-11. Use of statutory forms. The forms set forth...

Section 34-11-12. - Statutory forms set out. - § 34-11-12. Statutory forms set out. The statutory forms referred...

Section 34-11-13. - Construction of terms. - § 34-11-13. Construction of terms. (a) Whenever the phrase “incorporation...

Section 34-11-14. - Conveyances to which rules of construction apply. - § 34-11-14. Conveyances to which rules of construction apply. For...

Section 34-11-15. - Effect of warranty deed. - § 34-11-15. Effect of warranty deed. A deed substantially following...

Section 34-11-16. - Meaning of warranty covenants. - § 34-11-16. Meaning of warranty covenants. In any conveyance of...

Section 34-11-17. - Effect of quitclaim deed. - § 34-11-17. Effect of quitclaim deed. A deed substantially following...

Section 34-11-18. - Meaning of quitclaim covenants. - § 34-11-18. Meaning of quitclaim covenants. In any conveyance of...

Section 34-11-19. - Contents and effect of short-form mortgage deed. - § 34-11-19. Contents and effect of short-form mortgage deed. A...

Section 34-11-20. - Meaning of mortgage covenants. - § 34-11-20. Meaning of mortgage covenants. In any conveyance of...

Section 34-11-21. - Statutory mortgage condition. - § 34-11-21. Statutory mortgage condition. The following condition shall be...

Section 34-11-22. - Statutory power of sale in mortgage. - § 34-11-22. Statutory power of sale in mortgage. The following...

Section 34-11-23. - Mortgage to secure future loans. - § 34-11-23. Mortgage to secure future loans. A mortgage deed...

Section 34-11-24. - Effect of assignment of mortgage. - § 34-11-24. Effect of assignment of mortgage. An assignment of...

Section 34-11-25. - Use of “assign” sufficient to transfer mortgage. - § 34-11-25. Use of “assign” sufficient to transfer mortgage. In...

Section 34-11-26. - Use of word “grant” sufficient. - § 34-11-26. Use of word “grant” sufficient. In any conveyance...

Section 34-11-27. - Words of inheritance not required — Fee simple presumed. - § 34-11-27. Words of inheritance not required — Fee simple...

Section 34-11-28. - Rights, privileges, and appurtenances included in grant. - § 34-11-28. Rights, privileges, and appurtenances included in grant. In...

Section 34-11-29. - Newspapers eligible for publication of notice. - § 34-11-29. Newspapers eligible for publication of notice. Whenever it...

Section 34-11-30. - Validation of deeds executed under defective law. - § 34-11-30. Validation of deeds executed under defective law. Notwithstanding...

Section 34-11-31. - Application of previous deeds to successors. - § 34-11-31. Application of previous deeds to successors. All instruments...

Section 34-11-32. - Application of covenants to successors in interest. - § 34-11-32. Application of covenants to successors in interest. A...

Section 34-11-33. - Liability on covenant against incumbrances. - § 34-11-33. Liability on covenant against incumbrances. Whoever hereafter conveys...

Section 34-11-34. - Conveyances executed by attorney — Recording of power. - § 34-11-34. Conveyances executed by attorney — Recording of power....

Section 34-11-35. - Delivery of recorded instrument, when presumed. - § 34-11-35. Delivery of recorded instrument, when presumed. When a...

Section 34-11-36. - Defective acknowledgments. - § 34-11-36. Defective acknowledgments. Any acknowledgment of or upon any...

Section 34-11-37. - Indefinite references to “trustee”. - § 34-11-37. Indefinite references to “trustee”. The word “trustee” or...

Section 34-11-38. - Rule against perpetuities reform. - § 34-11-38. Rule against perpetuities reform. The common law rule...

Section 34-11-39. - Penalty for sale of lands in West Warwick subject to sewer assessment. - § 34-11-39. Penalty for sale of lands in West Warwick...

Section 34-11-40. - Repealed. - § 34-11-40. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 59, §...

Section 34-11-41. - Reimposition of restrictive covenants. - § 34-11-41. Reimposition of restrictive covenants. The mere recital in...

Section 34-11-42. - Transfer fees prohibited. - § 34-11-42. Transfer fees prohibited. No person or business entity...

Section 34-11-43. - Effect of special warranty deed. - § 34-11-43. Effect of special warranty deed. A deed entitled...

Section 34-11-44. - Meaning of special warranty covenants. - § 34-11-44. Meaning of special warranty covenants. In any deed...

Chapter 34-12 - Acknowledgments and Notarial Acts

Section 34-12-1. - Form of acknowledgment — Foreign acknowledgments. - § 34-12-1. Form of acknowledgment — Foreign acknowledgments. Acknowledgment of...

Section 34-12-2. - Officers authorized to take acknowledgments. - § 34-12-2. Officers authorized to take acknowledgments. Acknowledgment of any...

Section 34-12-3. - Acknowledgments in good faith before person claiming to be authorized — Penalty for misrepresentation. - § 34-12-3. Acknowledgments in good faith before person claiming to...

Section 34-12-4. - Instruments executed by diplomatic officials outside United States. - § 34-12-4. Instruments executed by diplomatic officials outside United States....

Section 34-12-5. - Power of armed forces officers to take acknowledgments. - § 34-12-5. Power of armed forces officers to take acknowledgments....

Section 34-12-6. - Effect of acknowledgment before armed forces officer. - § 34-12-6. Effect of acknowledgment before armed forces officer. An...

Section 34-12-7. - Contents of certificate of armed forces officer. - § 34-12-7. Contents of certificate of armed forces officer. In...

Section 34-12-8. - Proof of authority of armed forces officer. - § 34-12-8. Proof of authority of armed forces officer. If...

Section 34-12-9. - Validation of prior acknowledgments before foreign notary public. - § 34-12-9. Validation of prior acknowledgments before foreign notary public....

Chapter 34-13 - Recording of Instruments

Section 34-13-1. - Instruments eligible for recording. - § 34-13-1. Instruments eligible for recording. Any of the following...

Section 34-13-2. - Recording as constructive notice. - § 34-13-2. Recording as constructive notice. A recording or filing...

Section 34-13-3. - Affidavits as to acts under power of sale. - § 34-13-3. Affidavits as to acts under power of sale....

Section 34-13-4. - Entry of time of presentation for recording — Receiving book. - § 34-13-4. Entry of time of presentation for recording —...

Section 34-13-5. - Index of instruments recorded. - § 34-13-5. Index of instruments recorded. (a) It shall be...

Section 34-13-6. - Recording of certified copies. - § 34-13-6. Recording of certified copies. If any instrument has...

Section 34-13-7. - General recording fees. - § 34-13-7. General recording fees. (a) The fees to the...

Section 34-13-8. - Repealed. - § 34-13-8. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1927, ch. 1056, §...

Section 34-13-9. - Fees for copies of record. - § 34-13-9. Fees for copies of record. Recording officers shall...

Section 34-13-10. - Return of recorded documents. - § 34-13-10. Return of recorded documents. Any instrument presented for...

Section 34-13-11. - Change in name or status of owner of real estate. - § 34-13-11. Change in name or status of owner of...

Section 34-13-12. - Conveyance of property acquired prior to change of name. - § 34-13-12. Conveyance of property acquired prior to change of...

Chapter 34-13.1 - Marketable Record Title

Section 34-13.1-1. - Marketable record title — Definitions. - § 34-13.1-1. Marketable record title — Definitions. As used in...

Section 34-13.1-2. - Chain of title for not less than forty years creates marketable record title. - § 34-13.1-2. Chain of title for not less than forty...

Section 34-13.1-3. - Interest to which title is subject. - § 34-13.1-3. Interest to which title is subject. Such marketable...

Section 34-13.1-4. - Prior interest void. - § 34-13.1-4. Prior interest void. Subject to the matters stated...

Section 34-13.1-5. - Notice of claim filed within forty (40) year period. - § 34-13.1-5. Notice of claim filed within forty (40) year...

Section 34-13.1-6. - Contents of notice — Recording — Indexing. - § 34-13.1-6. Contents of notice — Recording — Indexing. (a)...

Section 34-13.1-7. - Excepted interests. - § 34-13.1-7. Excepted interests. This chapter shall not be applied...

Section 34-13.1-8. - Other statutes not affected. - § 34-13.1-8. Other statutes not affected. Nothing contained in this...

Section 34-13.1-9. - Notice not to be recorded to slander title damages. - § 34-13.1-9. Notice not to be recorded to slander title...

Section 34-13.1-10. - Construction. - § 34-13.1-10. Construction. This chapter shall be liberally construed to...

Section 34-13.1-11. - Forty year period extended to all for recording of notice. - § 34-13.1-11. Forty year period extended to all for recording...

Chapter 34-13.2 - Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act

Section 34-13.2-1. - Short title. - § 34-13.2-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 34-13.2-2. - Definitions. - § 34-13.2-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Document”...

Section 34-13.2-3. - Validity of electronic documents. - § 34-13.2-3. Validity of electronic documents. (a) If a law...

Section 34-13.2-4. - Recording of documents. - § 34-13.2-4. Recording of documents. (a) In this section, “paper...

Section 34-13.2-5. - Administration and standards. - § 34-13.2-5. Administration and standards. To keep the standards and...

Section 34-13.2-6. - Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act. - § 34-13.2-6. Relation to electronic signatures in global and national...

Chapter 34-14 - Waste and Estrepement

Section 34-14-1. - Liability of tenant for life or years to reversioner or remainderman. - § 34-14-1. Liability of tenant for life or years to...

Section 34-14-2. - Liability of co-tenant. - § 34-14-2. Liability of co-tenant. Every joint tenant, tenant in...

Section 34-14-3. - Action in name of co-tenants. - § 34-14-3. Action in name of co-tenants. In a case...

Section 34-14-4. - Failure of person joined as plaintiff to appear. - § 34-14-4. Failure of person joined as plaintiff to appear....

Section 34-14-5. - Issuance of writ of estrepement. - § 34-14-5. Issuance of writ of estrepement. The superior court...

Section 34-14-6. - Power of sheriff to stay waste. - § 34-14-6. Power of sheriff to stay waste. The members...

Section 34-14-7. - Notice and hearing on estrepement. - § 34-14-7. Notice and hearing on estrepement. Upon the application...

Section 34-14-8. - Estrepement bond. - § 34-14-8. Estrepement bond. The court may, on the hearing,...

Section 34-14-9. - Return date of writ. - § 34-14-9. Return date of writ. A writ of estrepement...

Chapter 34-15 - Partition

Section 34-15-1. - Cotenants of estates of inheritance. - § 34-15-1. Cotenants of estates of inheritance. All joint tenants,...

Section 34-15-2. - Cotenants of estates for life or years. - § 34-15-2. Cotenants of estates for life or years. All...

Section 34-15-3. - Cotenants of estates of inheritance and for life or years. - § 34-15-3. Cotenants of estates of inheritance and for life...

Section 34-15-4. - Action by executor or administrator as tenant in common. - § 34-15-4. Action by executor or administrator as tenant in...

Section 34-15-5. - Joinder of reversioner or remainderman with tenant for life or years. - § 34-15-5. Joinder of reversioner or remainderman with tenant for...

Section 34-15-6. - Venue when land situated in two (2) or more counties. - § 34-15-6. Venue when land situated in two (2) or...

Section 34-15-7. - Notice to absent or unknown parties. - § 34-15-7. Notice to absent or unknown parties. In actions...

Section 34-15-8. - Notice to absentee by service on tenant in possession. - § 34-15-8. Notice to absentee by service on tenant in...

Section 34-15-9. - Continuance on failure of absentee to appear — Appointment of agent. - § 34-15-9. Continuance on failure of absentee to appear —...

Section 34-15-10. - Summons of party omitted from original process. - § 34-15-10. Summons of party omitted from original process. In...

Section 34-15-11. - Appointment of guardian ad litem. - § 34-15-11. Appointment of guardian ad litem. If, in any...

Section 34-15-12. - Death of party — Substitution of heirs or devisees. - § 34-15-12. Death of party — Substitution of heirs or...

Section 34-15-13. - Voluntary appearance by heirs or devisees of deceased party. - § 34-15-13. Voluntary appearance by heirs or devisees of deceased...

Section 34-15-14. - Joint or several answers. - § 34-15-14. Joint or several answers. In actions for partition...

Section 34-15-15. - Order to set off share of party. - § 34-15-15. Order to set off share of party. In...

Section 34-15-16. - Order of sale. - § 34-15-16. Order of sale. In an action for partition,...

Section 34-15-17. - Sale binding on parties to action. - § 34-15-17. Sale binding on parties to action. No person...

Section 34-15-18. - Division of proceeds of sale — Share set aside for absent or unknown parties. - § 34-15-18. Division of proceeds of sale — Share set...

Section 34-15-19. - Adjudication of all claims. - § 34-15-19. Adjudication of all claims. Whenever in any action...

Section 34-15-20. - Partition of lands of fee holders and of life tenants, reversioners, and remaindermen. - § 34-15-20. Partition of lands of fee holders and of...

Section 34-15-21. - Title vested by sale — Investment for benefit of reversioner or remainderman. - § 34-15-21. Title vested by sale — Investment for benefit...

Section 34-15-22. - Apportionment of costs. - § 34-15-22. Apportionment of costs. In an action for partition,...

Section 34-15-23. - Costs as lien on property. - § 34-15-23. Costs as lien on property. In an action...

Section 34-15-24. - Appointment of persons to make partition. - § 34-15-24. Appointment of persons to make partition. In actions...

Section 34-15-25. - Partition by persons appointed. - § 34-15-25. Partition by persons appointed. The persons so appointed,...

Section 34-15-26. - Notice by commissioners nonresidents and to absent or unknown parties. - § 34-15-26. Notice by commissioners nonresidents and to absent or...

Section 34-15-27. - Report of commissioners — Judgment — Recording. - § 34-15-27. Report of commissioners — Judgment — Recording. In...

Section 34-15-28. - Vesting of title. - § 34-15-28. Vesting of title. The recording of the plat...

Section 34-15-29. - Subdivision and platting of lands. - § 34-15-29. Subdivision and platting of lands. (a) In all...

Chapter 34-16 - Quieting Title

Section 34-16-1. - Action brought by person claiming through sale or proceedings requiring notice. - § 34-16-1. Action brought by person claiming through sale or...

Section 34-16-2. - Examination of title — Notice to parties in interest. - § 34-16-2. Examination of title — Notice to parties in...

Section 34-16-3. - Determination of title — Decree. - § 34-16-3. Determination of title — Decree. A cause of...

Section 34-16-4. - Action brought by person claiming through conveyance, devise, or inheritance. - § 34-16-4. Action brought by person claiming through conveyance, devise,...

Section 34-16-5. - Contents of complaint. - § 34-16-5. Contents of complaint. The complaint shall contain, among...

Section 34-16-6. - Filing of abstract of title. - § 34-16-6. Filing of abstract of title. Upon the filing...

Section 34-16-7. - Presumption of lost grant by adverse possession. - § 34-16-7. Presumption of lost grant by adverse possession. Open,...

Section 34-16-8. - Parties barred by presumption of lost grant. - § 34-16-8. Parties barred by presumption of lost grant. Under...

Section 34-16-9. - Inclusion of unknown defendants in complaint. - § 34-16-9. Inclusion of unknown defendants in complaint. (a) The...

Section 34-16-10. - Service of process on residents. - § 34-16-10. Service of process on residents. Service of process...

Section 34-16-11. - Service on nonresidents. - § 34-16-11. Service on nonresidents. A nonresident defendant whose place...

Section 34-16-12. - Service on defendants unknown or with unknown addresses. - § 34-16-12. Service on defendants unknown or with unknown addresses....

Section 34-16-13. - Proof of service — Jurisdiction of parties. - § 34-16-13. Proof of service — Jurisdiction of parties. The...

Section 34-16-14. - Proof of title — Judgment. - § 34-16-14. Proof of title — Judgment. No decision, judgment,...

Section 34-16-15. - Remedy cumulative. - § 34-16-15. Remedy cumulative. The remedy provided by this chapter...

Chapter 34-17 - Fixtures

Section 34-17-1. - Factory equipment declared real estate. - § 34-17-1. Factory equipment declared real estate. The water wheels,...

Section 34-17-2. - Machinery and apparatus declared personal property. - § 34-17-2. Machinery and apparatus declared personal property. All other...

Section 34-17-3. - Partition of machinery and apparatus. - § 34-17-3. Partition of machinery and apparatus. Partition of the...

Section 34-17-4. - Removal of fixtures annexed by life tenant. - § 34-17-4. Removal of fixtures annexed by life tenant. Fixtures...

Section 34-17-5. - Testamentary powers unaffected by § 34-17-4. - § 34-17-5. Testamentary powers unaffected by § 34-17-4. Section 34-17-4...

Chapter 34-18 - Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

Section 34-18-1. - Short title. - § 34-18-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 34-18-2. - Purposes — Rules of construction. - § 34-18-2. Purposes — Rules of construction. (a) This chapter...

Section 34-18-3. - Supplementary principles of law applicable. - § 34-18-3. Supplementary principles of law applicable. (a) Unless displaced...

Section 34-18-4. - Construction against implicit repeal. - § 34-18-4. Construction against implicit repeal. This chapter being a...

Section 34-18-5. - Administration of remedies — Enforcement. - § 34-18-5. Administration of remedies — Enforcement. (a) The remedies...

Section 34-18-6. - Temporary restraining orders — Ex parte proceedings. - § 34-18-6. Temporary restraining orders — Ex parte proceedings. (a)...

Section 34-18-7. - Application. - § 34-18-7. Application. This chapter applies to, regulates and determines...

Section 34-18-8. - Exclusions from application of chapter. - § 34-18-8. Exclusions from application of chapter. Unless the parties...

Section 34-18-9. - Jurisdiction. - § 34-18-9. Jurisdiction. The district or appropriate housing court of...

Section 34-18-10. - Service of process for actions pursuant to chapter. - § 34-18-10. Service of process for actions pursuant to chapter....

Section 34-18-11. - Definitions. - § 34-18-11. Definitions. Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent...

Section 34-18-12. - Obligation of good faith. - § 34-18-12. Obligation of good faith. Every duty under this...

Section 34-18-13. - Unconscionability. - § 34-18-13. Unconscionability. (a) If the court, as a matter...

Section 34-18-14. - Notice. - § 34-18-14. Notice. (a)(1) A person has notice of a...

Section 34-18-15. - Terms and conditions of rental agreement. - § 34-18-15. Terms and conditions of rental agreement. (a) A...

Section 34-18-16. - Effect of unsigned or undelivered rental agreement. - § 34-18-16. Effect of unsigned or undelivered rental agreement. (a)...

Section 34-18-16.1. - Rent increases — Notice requirements. - § 34-18-16.1. Rent increases — Notice requirements. (a) Prior to...

Section 34-18-17. - Prohibited provisions in rental agreements. - § 34-18-17. Prohibited provisions in rental agreements. (a) A rental...

Section 34-18-18. - Receipt of rent free of maintenance obligations forbidden. - § 34-18-18. Receipt of rent free of maintenance obligations forbidden....

Section 34-18-19. - Security deposits. - § 34-18-19. Security deposits. (a) A landlord may not demand...

Section 34-18-20. - Disclosure. - § 34-18-20. Disclosure. (a) A landlord or any person authorized...

Section 34-18-21. - Landlord to deliver possession of dwelling unit. - § 34-18-21. Landlord to deliver possession of dwelling unit. At...

Section 34-18-22. - Landlord to maintain premises. - § 34-18-22. Landlord to maintain premises. (a) A landlord shall:...

Section 34-18-22.1. - Landlord’s duty to notify tenant of violation. - § 34-18-22.1. Landlord’s duty to notify tenant of violation. (a)...

Section 34-18-22.2. - Landlord’s duty regarding compliance with zoning and minimum housing laws. - § 34-18-22.2. Landlord’s duty regarding compliance with zoning and minimum...

Section 34-18-22.3. - Nonresident landlord to designate agent for service of process. - § 34-18-22.3. Nonresident landlord to designate agent for service of...

Section 34-18-23. - Limitation of liability upon sale or change of management. - § 34-18-23. Limitation of liability upon sale or change of...

Section 34-18-24. - Tenant to maintain dwelling unit. - § 34-18-24. Tenant to maintain dwelling unit. A tenant shall:...

Section 34-18-25. - Rules and regulations. - § 34-18-25. Rules and regulations. (a) A landlord, from time...

Section 34-18-26. - Access. - § 34-18-26. Access. (a) A tenant shall not unreasonably withhold...

Section 34-18-27. - Tenant to use and occupy. - § 34-18-27. Tenant to use and occupy. Unless otherwise agreed,...

Section 34-18-28. - Noncompliance by the landlord in general. - § 34-18-28. Noncompliance by the landlord in general. (a) Except...

Section 34-18-29. - Failure to deliver possession. - § 34-18-29. Failure to deliver possession. (a) If the landlord...

Section 34-18-30. - Self-help for limited repairs. - § 34-18-30. Self-help for limited repairs. (a) If the landlord...

Section 34-18-31. - Wrongful failure to supply heat, water, hot water, or essential services. - § 34-18-31. Wrongful failure to supply heat, water, hot water,...

Section 34-18-32. - Landlord’s noncompliance as defense to action for possession or rent. - § 34-18-32. Landlord’s noncompliance as defense to action for possession...

Section 34-18-33. - Fire or casualty damage. - § 34-18-33. Fire or casualty damage. (a) If the dwelling...

Section 34-18-34. - Tenant’s remedies for landlord’s unlawful ouster, exclusion, or diminution of service. - § 34-18-34. Tenant’s remedies for landlord’s unlawful ouster, exclusion, or...

Section 34-18-35. - Eviction for nonpayment of rent. - § 34-18-35. Eviction for nonpayment of rent. (a) If any...

Section 34-18-36. - Eviction for noncompliance with rental agreement. - § 34-18-36. Eviction for noncompliance with rental agreement. (a) Except...

Section 34-18-37. - Termination of periodic tenancy. - § 34-18-37. Termination of periodic tenancy. (a) The landlord or...

Section 34-18-38. - Eviction for unlawfully holding over after termination or expiration of tenancy. - § 34-18-38. Eviction for unlawfully holding over after termination or...

Section 34-18-38.1. - Definitions for purpose of the eviction of tenants in residential foreclosed properties. - § 34-18-38.1. Definitions for purpose of the eviction of tenants...

Section 34-18-38.2. - Just cause needed for eviction of foreclosed residential property tenants. - § 34-18-38.2. Just cause needed for eviction of foreclosed residential...

Section 34-18-39. - Failure to maintain. - § 34-18-39. Failure to maintain. If there is noncompliance by...

Section 34-18-40. - Remedies for abandonment. - § 34-18-40. Remedies for abandonment. If the tenant abandons the...

Section 34-18-41. - Waiver of landlord’s right to terminate. - § 34-18-41. Waiver of landlord’s right to terminate. Acceptance of...

Section 34-18-42. - Landlord liens — Distraint for rent abolished. - § 34-18-42. Landlord liens — Distraint for rent abolished. (a)...

Section 34-18-43. - Remedy after termination. - § 34-18-43. Remedy after termination. If the rental agreement is...

Section 34-18-44. - Self-help recovery of possession prohibited. - § 34-18-44. Self-help recovery of possession prohibited. A landlord may...

Section 34-18-45. - Landlord and tenant remedies for abuse of access. - § 34-18-45. Landlord and tenant remedies for abuse of access....

Section 34-18-46. - Retaliatory conduct prohibited. - § 34-18-46. Retaliatory conduct prohibited. (a) Except as provided in...

Section 34-18-47. - Appeals. - § 34-18-47. Appeals. Appeals of actions brought under this chapter...

Section 34-18-48. - Execution. - § 34-18-48. Execution. If no appeal is claimed, and if...

Section 34-18-49. - Payment of rent on stay of execution. - § 34-18-49. Payment of rent on stay of execution. Whenever,...

Section 34-18-50. - Payment of moving costs required. - § 34-18-50. Payment of moving costs required. Whenever the personal...

Section 34-18-51. - Issuance of execution on nonpayment of rent. - § 34-18-51. Issuance of execution on nonpayment of rent. In...

Section 34-18-52. - Payment of rent during pendency of appeal. - § 34-18-52. Payment of rent during pendency of appeal. Whenever...

Section 34-18-53. - Dismissal of appeal for nonpayment of rent during pendency of appeals. - § 34-18-53. Dismissal of appeal for nonpayment of rent during...

Section 34-18-54. - Savings clause. - § 34-18-54. Savings clause. Transactions entered into before January 1,...

Section 34-18-55. - Severability. - § 34-18-55. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Section 34-18-56. - Notices and complaint forms. - § 34-18-56. Notices and complaint forms. (a) A notice in...

Section 34-18-57. - Providence and Warwick Absentee Landlord Enforcement Act. - § 34-18-57. Providence and Warwick Absentee Landlord Enforcement Act. All...

Chapter 34-18.1 - Commercial Leasing and Other Estates

Section 34-18.1-1. - Purpose. - § 34-18.1-1. Purpose. This chapter shall apply to all commercial...

Section 34-18.1-2. - Quitting by tenants at will or by sufferance on notice. - § 34-18.1-2. Quitting by tenants at will or by sufferance...

Section 34-18.1-3. - Liability of tenants by sufferance for rent. - § 34-18.1-3. Liability of tenants by sufferance for rent. Persons...

Section 34-18.1-4. - Quitting by tenants by parol from year to year. - § 34-18.1-4. Quitting by tenants by parol from year to...

Section 34-18.1-5. - Quitting by tenants by parol for less than one year. - § 34-18.1-5. Quitting by tenants by parol for less than...

Section 34-18.1-6. - Notice of termination by tenant. - § 34-18.1-6. Notice of termination by tenant. To terminate leases...

Section 34-18.1-7. - Time of termination of letting. - § 34-18.1-7. Time of termination of letting. The time agreed...

Section 34-18.1-8. - Surrender of premises damaged by fire or storm — Adjustment of rent. - § 34-18.1-8. Surrender of premises damaged by fire or storm...

Section 34-18.1-9. - Delinquency in rent — Repossession by ejectment — Judgment. - § 34-18.1-9. Delinquency in rent — Repossession by ejectment —...

Section 34-18.1-10. - Liability of person in possession for rent on land held. - § 34-18.1-10. Liability of person in possession for rent on...

Section 34-18.1-11. - Action by or against executors or administrators for arrears of rent. - § 34-18.1-11. Action by or against executors or administrators for...

Section 34-18.1-12. - Other legal remedies for recovery of rents preserved. - § 34-18.1-12. Other legal remedies for recovery of rents preserved....

Section 34-18.1-13. - Apportionment of rent on termination of lease. - § 34-18.1-13. Apportionment of rent on termination of lease. When...

Section 34-18.1-14. - Recovery of prepaid rent on termination of tenancy. - § 34-18.1-14. Recovery of prepaid rent on termination of tenancy....

Section 34-18.1-15. - Right of “self help” prohibited. - § 34-18.1-15. Right of “self help” prohibited. The right of...

Section 34-18.1-16. - Payment of rent on stay of execution. - § 34-18.1-16. Payment of rent on stay of execution. Whenever...

Section 34-18.1-17. - Issuance of execution on nonpayment of rent. - § 34-18.1-17. Issuance of execution on nonpayment of rent. In...

Section 34-18.1-18. - Payment of rent during pendency of appeal. - § 34-18.1-18. Payment of rent during pendency of appeal. Whenever...

Section 34-18.1-19. - Order of judgment on nonpayment of rent in pending appeals. - § 34-18.1-19. Order of judgment on nonpayment of rent in...

Section 34-18.1-20. - Removal of persons in tourist camps. - § 34-18.1-20. Removal of persons in tourist camps. Notwithstanding the...

Chapter 34-18.2 - Leased Land Dwellings

Section 34-18.2-1. - Purpose. - § 34-18.2-1. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to...

Section 34-18.2-2. - Definitions. - § 34-18.2-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following...

Section 34-18.2-3. - Transfer of leased land — Right of first refusal. - § 34-18.2-3. Transfer of leased land — Right of first...

Section 34-18.2-4. - Termination of lease. - § 34-18.2-4. Termination of lease. (a) A landowner desiring to...

Section 34-18.2-5. - Rent increases for leased land. - § 34-18.2-5. Rent increases for leased land. (a) A landowner,...

Section 34-18.2-6. - Leased land exempt. - § 34-18.2-6. Leased land exempt. The provisions of §§ 34-18-2.4...

Chapter 34-19 - Forcible Entry and Detainer

Section 34-19-1. - Warrant for summons of jury. - § 34-19-1. Warrant for summons of jury. Whenever a complaint...

Section 34-19-2. - Issuance of summons to defendant. - § 34-19-2. Issuance of summons to defendant. The court shall...

Section 34-19-3. - Service on defendant — Proceeding on nonappearance. - § 34-19-3. Service on defendant — Proceeding on nonappearance. The...

Section 34-19-4. - Impaneling and oath of jurors. - § 34-19-4. Impaneling and oath of jurors. When the jury...

Section 34-19-5. - Return of verdict. - § 34-19-5. Return of verdict. If, upon a full hearing...

Section 34-19-6. - Judgment and writ of restitution. - § 34-19-6. Judgment and writ of restitution. Upon the return...

Section 34-19-7. - Recovery of costs by defendant. - § 34-19-7. Recovery of costs by defendant. If the jury’s...

Section 34-19-8. - Appeal not allowed — New trial — Judgment not bar to further action. - § 34-19-8. Appeal not allowed — New trial — Judgment...

Section 34-19-9. - Certiorari to supreme court. - § 34-19-9. Certiorari to supreme court. The proceeding may be...

Section 34-19-10. - Limitation of actions. - § 34-19-10. Limitation of actions. The complaint may be made...

Section 34-19-11. - Compensation of jurors. - § 34-19-11. Compensation of jurors. Every person summoned and attending...

Chapter 34-20 - Trespass and Actions for Possession

Section 34-20-1. - Liability for unauthorized cutting of trees or wood. - § 34-20-1. Liability for unauthorized cutting of trees or wood....

Section 34-20-1.1. - Damages for willful encroachment on state, municipal or nonprofit land conservation organization open space land — Civil action. - § 34-20-1.1. Damages for willful encroachment on state, municipal or...

Section 34-20-2. - Actions to recovery possession — Right of entry. - § 34-20-2. Actions to recovery possession — Right of entry....

Section 34-20-3. - Action by cotenants. - § 34-20-3. Action by cotenants. In actions concerning any estate...

Section 34-20-4. - Conditional judgment in action by mortgagee. - § 34-20-4. Conditional judgment in action by mortgagee. In every...

Section 34-20-5 - — 34-20-9. Repealed. - § 34-20-5 — 34-20-9. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1948, ch....

Section 34-20-10. - Unlawful termination of tenancy in general. - § 34-20-10. Unlawful termination of tenancy in general. When proceedings...

Section 34-20-11. - Termination of tenancy for failure to pay increased rent imposed as penalty. - § 34-20-11. Termination of tenancy for failure to pay increased...

Chapter 34-21 - Replevin

Section 34-21-1. - Property repleviable on superior court writ. - § 34-21-1. Property repleviable on superior court writ. Whenever any...

Section 34-21-2. - District court jurisdiction. - § 34-21-2. District court jurisdiction. The district court may issue...

Section 34-21-3. - Service of writ where deputy is party. - § 34-21-3. Service of writ where deputy is party. If...

Section 34-21-4. - Bond given prior to service of writ. - § 34-21-4. Bond given prior to service of writ. The...

Section 34-21-5. - Court examination of bond — Failure of plaintiff to comply with court order. - § 34-21-5. Court examination of bond — Failure of plaintiff...

Section 34-21-6. - Insufficient bond. - § 34-21-6. Insufficient bond. In case the defendant shall at...

Section 34-21-7. - Failure of plaintiff to prosecute. - § 34-21-7. Failure of plaintiff to prosecute. Whenever any plaintiff...

Section 34-21-8. - Judgment for defendant. - § 34-21-8. Judgment for defendant. If, upon trial of the...

Section 34-21-9. - Form of writ of return and restoration. - § 34-21-9. Form of writ of return and restoration. The...

Section 34-21-10. - Recovery of damages and costs by plaintiff. - § 34-21-10. Recovery of damages and costs by plaintiff. If,...

Section 34-21-11. - Damages and costs on divided judgment. - § 34-21-11. Damages and costs on divided judgment. If, upon...

Section 34-21-12. - Restored property subject to prior attachment. - § 34-21-12. Restored property subject to prior attachment. Whenever the...

Section 34-21-13. - Assumption of defense by attaching creditor. - § 34-21-13. Assumption of defense by attaching creditor. Whenever any...

Chapter 34-22 - Powers

Section 34-22-1. - Disclaimer and renunciation or restriction of power. - § 34-22-1. Disclaimer and renunciation or restriction of power. A...

Section 34-22-2. - Delivery and recording of disclaimer and renunciation. - § 34-22-2. Delivery and recording of disclaimer and renunciation. Any...

Section 34-22-3. - Release of power — Contract not to exercise. - § 34-22-3. Release of power — Contract not to exercise....

Section 34-22-4. - Means of releasing or contracting not to exercise power. - § 34-22-4. Means of releasing or contracting not to exercise...

Section 34-22-5. - Relationship between §§ 34-22-3 and 34-22-4. - § 34-22-5. Relationship between §§ 34-22-3 and 34-22-4. The general...

Section 34-22-6. - Acts under power of attorney. - § 34-22-6. Acts under power of attorney. The donee of...

Section 34-22-6.1. - When power of attorney not affected by incompetency. - § 34-22-6.1. When power of attorney not affected by incompetency....

Section 34-22-7. - Good faith payment by attorney acting under invalid power. - § 34-22-7. Good faith payment by attorney acting under invalid...

Section 34-22-8. - Power of attorney given by member of military in time of war. - § 34-22-8. Power of attorney given by member of military...

Section 34-22-9. - Good faith acts under revoked military member’s power of attorney. - § 34-22-9. Good faith acts under revoked military member’s power...

Section 34-22-10. - Notice of death of member of military giving power of attorney. - § 34-22-10. Notice of death of member of military giving...

Section 34-22-11. - Construction of certain powers of appointment created before May 1, 1958. - § 34-22-11. Construction of certain powers of appointment created before...

Section 34-22-12. - Construction of certain powers of appointment created after May 1, 1958. - § 34-22-12. Construction of certain powers of appointment created after...

Section 34-22-13. - Powers as subjecting property to creditors. - § 34-22-13. Powers as subjecting property to creditors. Except to...

Section 34-22-14. - Severability of §§ 34-22-11 — 34-22-14. - § 34-22-14. Severability of §§ 34-22-11 — 34-22-14. The provisions...

Chapter 34-23 - Mortgages of Real Property

Section 34-23-1. - Effect of unrecorded defeasance. - § 34-23-1. Effect of unrecorded defeasance. When a deed purports...

Section 34-23-2. - Redemption right of mortgagor or vendor with defeasance. - § 34-23-2. Redemption right of mortgagor or vendor with defeasance....

Section 34-23-3. - Time within which redemption allowed. - § 34-23-3. Time within which redemption allowed. No mortgagor, his...

Section 34-23-4. - Certificate of possession taken by mortgagee. - § 34-23-4. Certificate of possession taken by mortgagee. Whenever possession...

Section 34-23-5. - Prepayment of mortgage loans. - § 34-23-5. Prepayment of mortgage loans. (a) Every bank, trust...

Section 34-23-6. - Loan fees. - § 34-23-6. Loan fees. In the event any brokerage fees,...

Section 34-23-7. - Repealed. - § 34-23-7. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 437, §...

Chapter 34-24 - Mortgages of Personal Property

Section 34-24-1 - — 34-24-7. Repealed. - § 34-24-1 — 34-24-7. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch....

Section 34-24-8. - Agreements affecting landlord’s interests — Agreements to subordinate prior liens. - § 34-24-8. Agreements affecting landlord’s interests — Agreements to subordinate...

Section 34-24-9 - — 34-24-13. Repealed. - § 34-24-9 — 34-24-13. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch....

Chapter 34-25 - Future Loans and After-Acquired Property

Section 34-25-1. - Real estate mortgage to secure future loans — Amounts and purposes of loans covered. - § 34-25-1. Real estate mortgage to secure future loans —...

Section 34-25-2. - Priority of future loan mortgages over encumbrances not previously recorded. - § 34-25-2. Priority of future loan mortgages over encumbrances not...

Section 34-25-3. - Priority of attachment, execution, or lis pendens over subsequent loans. - § 34-25-3. Priority of attachment, execution, or lis pendens over...

Section 34-25-4. - Relinquishment of security as to additional loans — Stipulation as to amount due. - § 34-25-4. Relinquishment of security as to additional loans —...

Section 34-25-5. - Mortgages to which §§ 34-25-1 — 34-25-5 apply. - § 34-25-5. Mortgages to which §§ 34-25-1 — 34-25-5 apply....

Section 34-25-6. - Mortgagees authorized to take future loan mortgages. - § 34-25-6. Mortgagees authorized to take future loan mortgages. (a)...

Section 34-25-7. - Application of mortgages to after-acquired property of public utilities. - § 34-25-7. Application of mortgages to after-acquired property of public...

Section 34-25-8. - Open-end mortgages. - § 34-25-8. Open-end mortgages. Whenever a mortgage deed in statutory...

Section 34-25-9. - Form of open-end mortgage. - § 34-25-9. Form of open-end mortgage. In order to be...

Section 34-25-10. - Priority of open-end mortgages over encumbrances not previously recorded. - § 34-25-10. Priority of open-end mortgages over encumbrances not previously...

Section 34-25-11. - Relinquishment of security as to additional future advances — Stipulation as to amount due. - § 34-25-11. Relinquishment of security as to additional future advances...

Section 34-25-12. - Discharge of open-end mortgage. - § 34-25-12. Discharge of open-end mortgage. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions...

Section 34-25-13. - Mortgages to which §§ 34-25-8 — 34-25-14 apply. - § 34-25-13. Mortgages to which §§ 34-25-8 — 34-25-14 apply....

Section 34-25-14. - Mortgagees authorized to take open-end mortgages. - § 34-25-14. Mortgagees authorized to take open-end mortgages. (a) Domestic...

Chapter 34-25.1 - Reverse Mortgages

Section 34-25.1-1. - Reverse mortgages. - § 34-25.1-1. Reverse mortgages. Whenever a mortgage deed in statutory...

Section 34-25.1-2. - Form of reverse mortgage. - § 34-25.1-2. Form of reverse mortgage. In order to be...

Section 34-25.1-3. - Priority over encumbrances not previously recorded. - § 34-25.1-3. Priority over encumbrances not previously recorded. (a) The...

Section 34-25.1-4. - Relinquishment of security as to additional future advances — Stipulation as to amount due. - § 34-25.1-4. Relinquishment of security as to additional future advances...

Section 34-25.1-5. - Discharge of reverse mortgage. - § 34-25.1-5. Discharge of reverse mortgage. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions...

Section 34-25.1-6. - Mortgages to which this chapter applies. - § 34-25.1-6. Mortgages to which this chapter applies. (a) “Mortgage,”...

Section 34-25.1-7. - Reverse mortgage loan requirements. - § 34-25.1-7. Reverse mortgage loan requirements. (a) A reverse mortgage...

Section 34-25.1-8. - Mortgagees authorized to take reverse mortgages. - § 34-25.1-8. Mortgagees authorized to take reverse mortgages. (a) Domestic...

Section 34-25.1-9. - Required counseling. - § 34-25.1-9. Required counseling. (a) All lenders shall deliver to...

Section 34-25.1-10. - Pre-closing disclosures. - § 34-25.1-10. Pre-closing disclosures. At least three (3) business days...

Section 34-25.1-11. - Annual account statements and other required disclosures. - § 34-25.1-11. Annual account statements and other required disclosures. (a)...

Section 34-25.1-12. - Non-binding on the applicant. - § 34-25.1-12. Non-binding on the applicant. An applicant for a...

Section 34-25.1-13. - Attorneys-in-fact — Guardians. - § 34-25.1-13. Attorneys-in-fact — Guardians. All mortgagees shall require any...

Section 34-25.1-14. - Regulations. - § 34-25.1-14. Regulations. The director of the department of business...

Section 34-25.1-15. - Property held in name or trust. - § 34-25.1-15. Property held in name or trust. It is...

Section 34-25.1-16. - Liberal construction. - § 34-25.1-16. Liberal construction. This chapter shall be construed liberally...

Chapter 34-25.2 - Rhode Island Home Loan Protection Act

Section 34-25.2-1. - Short title. - § 34-25.2-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as...

Section 34-25.2-2. - Legislative findings. - § 34-25.2-2. Legislative findings. The general assembly finds that predatory...

Section 34-25.2-3. - Purpose. - § 34-25.2-3. Purpose. The purpose of this act is to...

Section 34-25.2-4. - Definitions. - § 34-25.2-4. Definitions. The following definitions shall apply for the...

Section 34-25.2-5. - Prohibited acts and practices regarding home loans. - § 34-25.2-5. Prohibited acts and practices regarding home loans. A...

Section 34-25.2-6. - Limitations and prohibited practices regarding high-cost home loans. - § 34-25.2-6. Limitations and prohibited practices regarding high-cost home loans....

Section 34-25.2-7. - Assignee liability. - § 34-25.2-7. Assignee liability. (a) Any person who purchases or...

Section 34-25.2-8. - Civil action. - § 34-25.2-8. Civil action. (a) An aggrieved borrower or borrowers...

Section 34-25.2-9. - Subterfuge prohibited. - § 34-25.2-9. Subterfuge prohibited. It shall be a violation of...

Section 34-25.2-10. - Rights in addition to other laws. - § 34-25.2-10. Rights in addition to other laws. The rights...

Section 34-25.2-11. - Exemption. - § 34-25.2-11. Exemption. The provisions of this chapter shall not...

Section 34-25.2-12. - Department of business regulation. - § 34-25.2-12. Department of business regulation. The director may promulgate...

Section 34-25.2-13. - Reporting. - § 34-25.2-13. Reporting. The department shall report to the governor...

Section 34-25.2-14. - Liberal construction. - § 34-25.2-14. Liberal construction. This chapter shall be construed liberally...

Section 34-25.2-15. - Severability. - § 34-25.2-15. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Chapter 34-26 - Redemption, Release, and Transfer of Mortgages

Section 34-26-1. - Complaint to redeem. - § 34-26-1. Complaint to redeem. Any person entitled in equity...

Section 34-26-2. - Right to discharge on satisfaction of mortgage — Escrow accounts. - § 34-26-2. Right to discharge on satisfaction of mortgage —...

Section 34-26-3. - Methods of discharge. - § 34-26-3. Methods of discharge. A mortgage may be discharged...

Section 34-26-4. - Requiring assignment of mortgage in lieu of discharge — Enforcement by incumbrancers. - § 34-26-4. Requiring assignment of mortgage in lieu of discharge...

Section 34-26-5. - Liability of mortgagee for failure to discharge, release, or transfer mortgage. - § 34-26-5. Liability of mortgagee for failure to discharge, release,...

Section 34-26-6. - Other forms of discharge or release preserved. - § 34-26-6. Other forms of discharge or release preserved. Nothing...

Section 34-26-7. - Certain ancient mortgages becoming void unless continued. - § 34-26-7. Certain ancient mortgages becoming void unless continued. On...

Section 34-26-8. - Release of mortgage — Affidavit. - § 34-26-8. Release of mortgage — Affidavit. (a) For purposes...

Chapter 34-27 - Mortgage Foreclosure and Sale

Section 34-27-1. - Complaint to foreclose. - § 34-27-1. Complaint to foreclose. Any person entitled to foreclose...

Section 34-27-1.1. - [Transferred.] - § 34-27-1.1. [Transferred.]

Section 34-27-2. - Right of mortgagee to bid at sale. - § 34-27-2. Right of mortgagee to bid at sale. At...

Section 34-27-3. - Discharge of purchaser at sale by payments to mortgagee. - § 34-27-3. Discharge of purchaser at sale by payments to...

Section 34-27-3.1. - Repealed. - § 34-27-3.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 376, §...

Section 34-27-3.2. - Mediation conference. - § 34-27-3.2. Mediation conference. (a) Statement of policy. It is...

Section 34-27-4. - Publication of notice under power of sale and rights of active military servicemembers. - § 34-27-4. Publication of notice under power of sale and...

Section 34-27-5. - Mortgage foreclosure advertisement. - § 34-27-5. Mortgage foreclosure advertisement. An advertisement for foreclosure may,...

Section 34-27-6. - Payment of outstanding taxes. - § 34-27-6. Payment of outstanding taxes. (a) In connection with...

Section 34-27-7. - Notice to tenants of foreclosure sale. - § 34-27-7. Notice to tenants of foreclosure sale. (a) The...

Section 34-27-8. - Requirement of affidavit from certain tax-exempt entities. - § 34-27-8. Requirement of affidavit from certain tax-exempt entities. (a)...

Chapter 34-27.1 - Payment of Proceeds of Mortgage Loans to Subcontractors and Materialmen

Section 34-27.1-1. - Payment of mortgage proceeds to subcontractors and materialmen. - § 34-27.1-1. Payment of mortgage proceeds to subcontractors and materialmen....

Chapter 34-27.2 - The Rhode Island Construction Trust Act

Section 34-27.2-1. - Short title. - § 34-27.2-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 34-27.2-2. - Legislative findings. - § 34-27.2-2. Legislative findings. The general assembly finds and declares...

Section 34-27.2-3. - Definitions. - § 34-27.2-3. Definitions. The following definitions apply in the interpretations...

Section 34-27.2-4. - Funds held in trust. - § 34-27.2-4. Funds held in trust. (a) Any moneys paid...

Chapter 34-28 - Mechanics’ Liens

Section 34-28-1. - Improvements by consent of owner — Contracts barring enforcement of lien against public policy. - § 34-28-1. Improvements by consent of owner — Contracts barring...

Section 34-28-2. - Improvements by consent of tenant or lessee. - § 34-28-2. Improvements by consent of tenant or lessee. Whenever...

Section 34-28-3. - Improvements by consent of owner of less than freehold. - § 34-28-3. Improvements by consent of owner of less than...

Section 34-28-3.1. - Materials to include rental or lease of any equipment. - § 34-28-3.1. Materials to include rental or lease of any...

Section 34-28-4. - Notice of intention to claim lien. - § 34-28-4. Notice of intention to claim lien. (a) Except...

Section 34-28-4.1. - Contractors. - § 34-28-4.1. Contractors. No person contracting directly with either the...

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