Rhode Island General Laws
Title 34 - Property

Section 34-28-17. - Dismissal of complaint, notice of lien, and release of lien upon deposit in court. - § 34-28-17. Dismissal of complaint, notice of lien, and release...

Section 34-28-17.1. - Dismissal of complaint for other cause. - § 34-28-17.1. Dismissal of complaint for other cause. (a) If...

Section 34-28-18. - Consolidation of proceedings by different lienholders. - § 34-28-18. Consolidation of proceedings by different lienholders. If more...

Section 34-28-19. - Costs of proceedings. - § 34-28-19. Costs of proceedings. The costs of the proceedings...

Section 34-28-20. - Persons entitled to contest claims. - § 34-28-20. Persons entitled to contest claims. Every defendant to...

Section 34-28-21. - Decree ordering sale. - § 34-28-21. Decree ordering sale. The court shall, upon motion...

Section 34-28-22. - Court instructions as to sale. - § 34-28-22. Court instructions as to sale. In every decree...

Section 34-28-23. - Application of proceeds of sale. - § 34-28-23. Application of proceeds of sale. The proceeds of...

Section 34-28-24. - Master’s bond. - § 34-28-24. Master’s bond. The court may, in its discretion,...

Section 34-28-25. - Priority of liens. - § 34-28-25. Priority of liens. (a) The priority of liens...

Section 34-28-26. - Subordination or release of lien. - § 34-28-26. Subordination or release of lien. Any subordination agreement...

Section 34-28-27. - Direct payment on release of lien. - § 34-28-27. Direct payment on release of lien. Any person...

Section 34-28-28. - Damages on withholding direct payment or consent thereto. - § 34-28-28. Damages on withholding direct payment or consent thereto....

Section 34-28-29. - Form of demand for direct payment. - § 34-28-29. Form of demand for direct payment. A demand...

Section 34-28-30. - Suit on bond to secure payment. - § 34-28-30. Suit on bond to secure payment. If any...

Section 34-28-31. - Application to governmental agencies. - § 34-28-31. Application to governmental agencies. No lien under §...

Section 34-28-32. - Contractor excused from completing work upon filing of complaint. - § 34-28-32. Contractor excused from completing work upon filing of...

Section 34-28-32.2. - Construction. - § 34-28-32.2. Construction. This chapter is intended to afford a...

Section 34-28-33. - Remedy of chapter not exclusive. - § 34-28-33. Remedy of chapter not exclusive. Except as otherwise...

Section 34-28-34. - Definitions. - § 34-28-34. Definitions. (a) “Construction, erection, alteration or reparation” and...

Section 34-28-35. - Form of real estate description. - § 34-28-35. Form of real estate description. Whenever any description...

Section 34-28-36. - Short title. - § 34-28-36. Short title. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 34-28-37. - Severability. - § 34-28-37. Severability. If any part or parts of this...

Chapter 34-29 - Textile Processors’ Liens

Section 34-29-1. - Definitions. - § 34-29-1. Definitions. The terms used in this chapter shall...

Section 34-29-2. - Lien on textiles for processing. - § 34-29-2. Lien on textiles for processing. All processors shall...

Section 34-29-3. - Priority of lien over owner’s interest. - § 34-29-3. Priority of lien over owner’s interest. The lien...

Section 34-29-4. - Lien unimpaired by judgment or taking of bill or note for debt. - § 34-29-4. Lien unimpaired by judgment or taking of bill...

Section 34-29-5. - Sale of goods — Notice — Disposition of proceeds. - § 34-29-5. Sale of goods — Notice — Disposition of...

Section 34-29-6. - Contractual liens. - § 34-29-6. Contractual liens. The lien hereby created is in...

Section 34-29-7. - Severability. - § 34-29-7. Severability. In case, for any reason, any section,...

Chapter 34-30 - Jewelers’, Watchmakers’, and Silversmiths’ Liens

Section 34-30-1. - Lien for alteration or repair work. - § 34-30-1. Lien for alteration or repair work. Every jeweler,...

Section 34-30-2. - Sale of property to enforce lien. - § 34-30-2. Sale of property to enforce lien. If the...

Section 34-30-3. - Notice of sale. - § 34-30-3. Notice of sale. (a) Before the sale is...

Chapter 34-30.1 - Manufacturer’s Mold Lien

Section 34-30.1-1. - Manufacturer’s mold lien. - § 34-30.1-1. Manufacturer’s mold lien. Molders shall have a lien...

Section 34-30.1-2. - Enforcement of lien — Notice. - § 34-30.1-2. Enforcement of lien — Notice. (a) Before enforcing...

Section 34-30.1-3. - Notice of sale. - § 34-30.1-3. Notice of sale. (a) Prior to the sale...

Section 34-30.1-4. - Sale in violation of federal patent or copyright law. - § 34-30.1-4. Sale in violation of federal patent or copyright...

Chapter 34-31 - Launderers’ and Cleaners’ Lien

Section 34-31-1. - Lien for service and storage charges. - § 34-31-1. Lien for service and storage charges. Every launderer...

Section 34-31-2. - Sale to enforce lien. - § 34-31-2. Sale to enforce lien. If the charge or...

Section 34-31-3, 34-31-4. - Repealed. - § 34-31-3, 34-31-4. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1955, ch. 3529,...

Chapter 34-32 - Liens on Motor Vehicles

Section 34-32-1. - Liens on motor vehicles. - § 34-32-1. Liens on motor vehicles. No person shall attach...

Chapter 34-33 - Innkeepers’ Liens

Section 34-33-1. - Lien on baggage and property of guests. - § 34-33-1. Lien on baggage and property of guests. Every...

Section 34-33-2. - Sale of goods — Notice. - § 34-33-2. Sale of goods — Notice. Any hotelkeeper or...

Chapter 34-34 - Federal Liens

Section 34-34-1. - Duty of city or town to receive and file liens. - § 34-34-1. Duty of city or town to receive and...

Chapter 34-35 - Enforcement of Common Law and Contractual Liens

Section 34-35-1. - Complaint for order of sale. - § 34-35-1. Complaint for order of sale. Whoever has a...

Section 34-35-2. - Citation to owner. - § 34-35-2. Citation to owner. Upon filing the complaint, the...

Section 34-35-3. - Service of citation. - § 34-35-3. Service of citation. The citation shall contain the...

Section 34-35-4. - Citation of unknown owner. - § 34-35-4. Citation of unknown owner. If the owner of...

Section 34-35-5. - Order of sale — Distribution of proceeds. - § 34-35-5. Order of sale — Distribution of proceeds. If...

Section 34-35-6. - Alternative remedies unimpaired. - § 34-35-6. Alternative remedies unimpaired. This chapter shall not limit...

Chapter 34-36 - Condominium Ownership

Section 34-36-1. - Short title. - § 34-36-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 34-36-2. - Applicability. - § 34-36-2. Applicability. This chapter shall be applicable only to...

Section 34-36-3. - Definitions. - § 34-36-3. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Association...

Section 34-36-4. - Units deemed separable. - § 34-36-4. Units deemed separable. Each unit, together with its...

Section 34-36-5. - Units may be held in ownership as in other property. - § 34-36-5. Units may be held in ownership as in...

Section 34-36-6. - Exclusive ownership and possession. - § 34-36-6. Exclusive ownership and possession. Each unit owner shall...

Section 34-36-7. - Incidents of ownership. - § 34-36-7. Incidents of ownership. (a) Each unit owner shall...

Section 34-36-8. - Compliance with declaration and rules. - § 34-36-8. Compliance with declaration and rules. Each unit owner...

Section 34-36-9. - Alterations. - § 34-36-9. Alterations. No unit owner shall do any work...

Section 34-36-10. - Declaration — Recording. - § 34-36-10. Declaration — Recording. The owner or developer of...

Section 34-36-11. - Deeds — Contents. - § 34-36-11. Deeds — Contents. Deeds of units shall include...

Section 34-36-12. - Recording of instruments affecting property — Separate index. - § 34-36-12. Recording of instruments affecting property — Separate index....

Section 34-36-13. - Survey map. - § 34-36-13. Survey map. (a) Simultaneously with the recording of...

Section 34-36-14. - Descriptions of unit. - § 34-36-14. Descriptions of unit. Every deed, lease, mortgage, or...

Section 34-36-15. - Bylaws — Recording. - § 34-36-15. Bylaws — Recording. The administration of every property...

Section 34-36-16. - Bylaw provisions. - § 34-36-16. Bylaw provisions. The bylaws may provide for the...

Section 34-36-17. - Records of management. - § 34-36-17. Records of management. The manager or management committee...

Section 34-36-18. - Release of initial liens. - § 34-36-18. Release of initial liens. At the time of...

Section 34-36-19. - Unit liens. - § 34-36-19. Unit liens. (a) Subsequent to recording the declaration...

Section 34-36-20. - Common expenses — Payment. - § 34-36-20. Common expenses — Payment. (a) It shall be...

Section 34-36-21. - Interest of unit owner acquired on forced sale. - § 34-36-21. Interest of unit owner acquired on forced sale....

Section 34-36-22. - Removal of property from application of chapter. - § 34-36-22. Removal of property from application of chapter. (a)...

Section 34-36-23. - Resubmission of property to chapter. - § 34-36-23. Resubmission of property to chapter. The removal provided...

Section 34-36-24. - Common profits and expenses — Distribution and charging. - § 34-36-24. Common profits and expenses — Distribution and charging....

Section 34-36-25. - Voluntary conveyance of unit. - § 34-36-25. Voluntary conveyance of unit. In a voluntary conveyance,...

Section 34-36-26. - Liability of unit owner for common expenses absolute. - § 34-36-26. Liability of unit owner for common expenses absolute....

Section 34-36-27. - Separate assessment for taxation. - § 34-36-27. Separate assessment for taxation. (a) Each unit and...

Section 34-36-28. - Perpetuities and restraints on alienation. - § 34-36-28. Perpetuities and restraints on alienation. The rule of...

Section 34-36-29. - Insurance. - § 34-36-29. Insurance. (a) The manager, management committee, or association...

Section 34-36-30. - Reconstruction on insured loss. - § 34-36-30. Reconstruction on insured loss. In case of fire...

Section 34-36-31. - Repairs on insured loss. - § 34-36-31. Repairs on insured loss. Unless otherwise provided in...

Section 34-36-32. - Sale or disposition of entirety. - § 34-36-32. Sale or disposition of entirety. Unless otherwise provided...

Section 34-36-33. - Actions relating to common areas. - § 34-36-33. Actions relating to common areas. Without limiting the...

Section 34-36-34. - Liability of unit owners, tenants, employees. - § 34-36-34. Liability of unit owners, tenants, employees. (a) All...

Section 34-36-34.1. - Rescission of purchase agreement or action for damages — Limitations of action. - § 34-36-34.1. Rescission of purchase agreement or action for damages...

Section 34-36-34.2. - Punitive damages — Attorney’s fees. - § 34-36-34.2. Punitive damages — Attorney’s fees. The court may,...

Section 34-36-35. - Chapter supplemental. - § 34-36-35. Chapter supplemental. The provisions of this chapter shall...

Section 34-36-36. - Severability. - § 34-36-36. Severability. If any provision of this chapter, or...

Section 34-36-37. - Rights of tenants upon conversion to condominium ownership. - § 34-36-37. Rights of tenants upon conversion to condominium ownership....

Section 34-36-38. - Applicability of local ordinance, regulation, and building codes. - § 34-36-38. Applicability of local ordinance, regulation, and building codes....

Section 34-36-39. - Chapter continuity. - § 34-36-39. Chapter continuity. This chapter shall not apply to...

Chapter 34-36.1 - Condominium Law

Article I - General Provisions

Section 34-36.1-1.01. - Short title. - § 34-36.1-1.01. Short title. This act shall be known and...

Section 34-36.1-1.02. - Applicability. - § 34-36.1-1.02. Applicability. (a)(1) This chapter applies to all condominiums...

Section 34-36.1-1.03. - Definitions. - § 34-36.1-1.03. Definitions. In the declaration and bylaws, unless specifically...

Section 34-36.1-1.04. - Variation by agreement. - § 34-36.1-1.04. Variation by agreement. Except as expressly provided in...

Section 34-36.1-1.05. - Separate titles and taxation. - § 34-36.1-1.05. Separate titles and taxation. (a) If there is...

Section 34-36.1-1.06. - Applicability of local ordinances, regulations, and building codes. - § 34-36.1-1.06. Applicability of local ordinances, regulations, and building codes....

Section 34-36.1-1.07. - Eminent domain. - § 34-36.1-1.07. Eminent domain. (a) If a unit is acquired...

Section 34-36.1-1.08. - Supplemental general principles of law applicable. - § 34-36.1-1.08. Supplemental general principles of law applicable. The principles...

Section 34-36.1-1.09. - Severability. - § 34-36.1-1.09. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Section 34-36.1-1.10. - Unconscionable agreement or term of contract. - § 34-36.1-1.10. Unconscionable agreement or term of contract. (a) The...

Section 34-36.1-1.11. - Obligation of good faith. - § 34-36.1-1.11. Obligation of good faith. Every contract or duty...

Section 34-36.1-1.12. - Remedies to be liberally administered. - § 34-36.1-1.12. Remedies to be liberally administered. (a) The remedies...

Article II - Creation, Alteration, and Termination of Condominiums

Section 34-36.1-2.01. - Creation of condominium. - § 34-36.1-2.01. Creation of condominium. (a) A condominium may be...

Section 34-36.1-2.02. - Unit boundaries. - § 34-36.1-2.02. Unit boundaries. Except as provided by the declaration:...

Section 34-36.1-2.03. - Construction and validity of declaration and bylaws. - § 34-36.1-2.03. Construction and validity of declaration and bylaws. (a)...

Section 34-36.1-2.04. - Description of units. - § 34-36.1-2.04. Description of units. A description of a unit...

Section 34-36.1-2.05. - Contents of declaration. - § 34-36.1-2.05. Contents of declaration. (a) The declaration for a...

Section 34-36.1-2.06. - Leasehold condominiums. - § 34-36.1-2.06. Leasehold condominiums. (a) Any lease the expiration or...

Section 34-36.1-2.07. - Allocation of common element interest, votes, and common expense liabilities. - § 34-36.1-2.07. Allocation of common element interest, votes, and common...

Section 34-36.1-2.08. - Limited common elements. - § 34-36.1-2.08. Limited common elements. (a) Except for the limited...

Section 34-36.1-2.09. - Plats and plans. - § 34-36.1-2.09. Plats and plans. (a) Plats and plans are...

Section 34-36.1-2.10. - Exercise of development rights. - § 34-36.1-2.10. Exercise of development rights. (a) To exercise any...

Section 34-36.1-2.11. - Alterations of units. - § 34-36.1-2.11. Alterations of units. Subject to the provisions of...

Section 34-36.1-2.12. - Relocation of boundaries between adjoining units. - § 34-36.1-2.12. Relocation of boundaries between adjoining units. (a) Subject...

Section 34-36.1-2.13. - Subdivisions of units. - § 34-36.1-2.13. Subdivisions of units. (a) If the declaration expressly...

Section 34-36.1-2.14. - Easement for encroachments. - § 34-36.1-2.14. Easement for encroachments. To the extent that any...

Section 34-36.1-2.15. - Use for sales purposes. - § 34-36.1-2.15. Use for sales purposes. A declarant may maintain...

Section 34-36.1-2.16. - Easement rights. - § 34-36.1-2.16. Easement rights. Subject to the provisions of the...

Section 34-36.1-2.17. - Amendment of declaration. - § 34-36.1-2.17. Amendment of declaration. (a) Except in cases of...

Section 34-36.1-2.18. - Termination of a condominium. - § 34-36.1-2.18. Termination of a condominium. (a) Except in the...

Section 34-36.1-2.19. - Rights of secured lenders. - § 34-36.1-2.19. Rights of secured lenders. The declaration may require...

Section 34-36.1-2.20. - Master associations. - § 34-36.1-2.20. Master associations. (a) If the declaration for a...

Section 34-36.1-2.21. - Merger or consolidation of condominiums. - § 34-36.1-2.21. Merger or consolidation of condominiums. (a) Any two...

Article III - Management of Condominium

Section 34-36.1-3.01. - Organization of unit owners’ association. - § 34-36.1-3.01. Organization of unit owners’ association. A unit owners’...

Section 34-36.1-3.02. - Powers of unit owners’ association. - § 34-36.1-3.02. Powers of unit owners’ association. (a) Except as...

Section 34-36.1-3.03. - Executive board members and officers. - § 34-36.1-3.03. Executive board members and officers. (a) Except as...

Section 34-36.1-3.04. - Transfer of special declarant rights. - § 34-36.1-3.04. Transfer of special declarant rights. (a) No special...

Section 34-36.1-3.05. - Termination of contracts and leases of declarant. - § 34-36.1-3.05. Termination of contracts and leases of declarant. If...

Section 34-36.1-3.06. - Bylaws. - § 34-36.1-3.06. Bylaws. (a) The bylaws of the association must...

Section 34-36.1-3.07. - Upkeep of condominium. - § 34-36.1-3.07. Upkeep of condominium. (a) Except to the extent...

Section 34-36.1-3.08. - Meetings. - § 34-36.1-3.08. Meetings. A meeting of the association must be...

Section 34-36.1-3.09. - Quorums. - § 34-36.1-3.09. Quorums. (a) Unless the bylaws provide otherwise, a...

Section 34-36.1-3.10. - Voting — Proxies. - § 34-36.1-3.10. Voting — Proxies. (a) If only one of...

Section 34-36.1-3.11. - Tort and contract liability. - § 34-36.1-3.11. Tort and contract liability. Neither the association nor...

Section 34-36.1-3.12. - Conveyance or encumbrance of common elements. - § 34-36.1-3.12. Conveyance or encumbrance of common elements. (a) Portions...

Section 34-36.1-3.13. - Insurance. - § 34-36.1-3.13. Insurance. (a) Commencing not later than the time...

Section 34-36.1-3.14. - Surplus funds. - § 34-36.1-3.14. Surplus funds. Unless otherwise provided in the declaration,...

Section 34-36.1-3.15. - Assessments for common expenses. - § 34-36.1-3.15. Assessments for common expenses. (a) Until the association...

Section 34-36.1-3.16. - Lien for assessments. - § 34-36.1-3.16. Lien for assessments. (a) The association has a...

Section 34-36.1-3.17. - Other liens affecting the condominium. - § 34-36.1-3.17. Other liens affecting the condominium. (a) Except as...

Section 34-36.1-3.18. - Association records. - § 34-36.1-3.18. Association records. The association shall keep financial records...

Section 34-36.1-3.19. - Association as trustee. - § 34-36.1-3.19. Association as trustee. With respect to a third...

Section 34-36.1-3.20. - Enforcement of declaration, by-laws and rules. - § 34-36.1-3.20. Enforcement of declaration, by-laws and rules. (a) An...

Section 34-36.1-3.21. - Foreclosure of condominium lien. - § 34-36.1-3.21. Foreclosure of condominium lien. (a)(1) If a condominium...

Article IV - Protection of Condominium Purchasers

Section 34-36.1-4.01. - Applicability — Waiver. - § 34-36.1-4.01. Applicability — Waiver. (a) This article applies to...

Section 34-36.1-4.02. - Liability for public offering statement requirements. - § 34-36.1-4.02. Liability for public offering statement requirements. (a) Except...

Section 34-36.1-4.03. - Public offering statement — General provisions. - § 34-36.1-4.03. Public offering statement — General provisions. (a) Except...

Section 34-36.1-4.04. - Public offering statement — Condominiums subject to development rights. - § 34-36.1-4.04. Public offering statement — Condominiums subject to development...

Section 34-36.1-4.05. - Public offering statement — Time shares. - § 34-36.1-4.05. Public offering statement — Time shares. If the...

Section 34-36.1-4.06. - Public offering statement — Condominiums containing conversion buildings. - § 34-36.1-4.06. Public offering statement — Condominiums containing conversion buildings....

Section 34-36.1-4.07. - Public offering statement — Condominium securities. - § 34-36.1-4.07. Public offering statement — Condominium securities. If an...

Section 34-36.1-4.08. - Purchaser’s rights to cancel. - § 34-36.1-4.08. Purchaser’s rights to cancel. (a) A person required...

Section 34-36.1-4.09. - Resale of units. - § 34-36.1-4.09. Resale of units. (a) Except in the case...

Section 34-36.1-4.10. - Escrow of deposits. - § 34-36.1-4.10. Escrow of deposits. Any deposit made in connection...

Section 34-36.1-4.11. - Release of liens. - § 34-36.1-4.11. Release of liens. (a) In the case of...

Section 34-36.1-4.12. - Conversion buildings. - § 34-36.1-4.12. Conversion buildings. (a) A declarant of a condominium...

Section 34-36.1-4.13. - Express warranties of quality. - § 34-36.1-4.13. Express warranties of quality. (a) Express warranties made...

Section 34-36.1-4.14. - Implied warranties of quality. - § 34-36.1-4.14. Implied warranties of quality. (a) A declarant and...

Section 34-36.1-4.15. - Exclusion or modification of implied warranties of quality. - § 34-36.1-4.15. Exclusion or modification of implied warranties of quality....

Section 34-36.1-4.16. - Statute of limitations for warranties. - § 34-36.1-4.16. Statute of limitations for warranties. (a) A judicial...

Section 34-36.1-4.17. - Effect of violations on rights of action — Attorney’s fees. - § 34-36.1-4.17. Effect of violations on rights of action —...

Section 34-36.1-4.18. - Labeling of promotional material. - § 34-36.1-4.18. Labeling of promotional material. If any improvement contemplated...

Section 34-36.1-4.19. - Declarant’s obligation to complete and restore. - § 34-36.1-4.19. Declarant’s obligation to complete and restore. (a) The...

Section 34-36.1-4.20. - Substantial completion of units. - § 34-36.1-4.20. Substantial completion of units. In the case of...

Chapter 34-37 - Rhode Island Fair Housing Practices Act

Section 34-37-1. - Finding and declaration of policy. - § 34-37-1. Finding and declaration of policy. (a) In the...

Section 34-37-2. - Right to equal housing opportunities — Civil rights. - § 34-37-2. Right to equal housing opportunities — Civil rights....

Section 34-37-2.1. - Right to equal housing opportunities — Age. - § 34-37-2.1. Right to equal housing opportunities — Age. Whenever...

Section 34-37-2.2. - Right to equal housing opportunities — Sexual orientation. - § 34-37-2.2. Right to equal housing opportunities — Sexual orientation....

Section 34-37-2.3. - Right to equal housing opportunities — Gender identity or expression. - § 34-37-2.3. Right to equal housing opportunities — Gender identity...

Section 34-37-2.4. - Right to equal housing opportunities — Victims of domestic violence status. - § 34-37-2.4. Right to equal housing opportunities — Victims of...

Section 34-37-3. - Definitions. - § 34-37-3. Definitions. When used in this chapter: (1) “Age”...

Section 34-37-4. - Unlawful housing practices. - § 34-37-4. Unlawful housing practices. (a) No owner having the...

Section 34-37-4.1. - Discrimination in familial status — Exemptions. - § 34-37-4.1. Discrimination in familial status — Exemptions. (a) Nothing...

Section 34-37-4.2. - Exemptions — Religious organizations and private clubs. - § 34-37-4.2. Exemptions — Religious organizations and private clubs. (a)...

Section 34-37-4.3. - Discrimination in granting credit or loans prohibited. - § 34-37-4.3. Discrimination in granting credit or loans prohibited. No...

Section 34-37-4.4. - [Repealed.] - § 34-37-4.4. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 32, §...

Section 34-37-4.5. - [Repealed.] - § 34-37-4.5. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 340, §...

Section 34-37-4.6. - Discrimination based on lawful source of income — Exemption. - § 34-37-4.6. Discrimination based on lawful source of income —...

Section 34-37-5. - Prevention of unlawful housing practices. - § 34-37-5. Prevention of unlawful housing practices. (a) The commission...

Section 34-37-5.1. - Interference, coercion, or intimidation. - § 34-37-5.1. Interference, coercion, or intimidation. It shall be unlawful...

Section 34-37-5.2. - Discrimination in brokerage services. - § 34-37-5.2. Discrimination in brokerage services. It shall be unlawful...

Section 34-37-5.3. - Fostering of segregated housing prohibited. - § 34-37-5.3. Fostering of segregated housing prohibited. It shall be...

Section 34-37-5.4. - Discrimination in residential real estate related transactions. - § 34-37-5.4. Discrimination in residential real estate related transactions. (a)...

Section 34-37-5.5. - Freedom of condominium owners and apartment renters to display certain religious items. - § 34-37-5.5. Freedom of condominium owners and apartment renters to...

Section 34-37-6. - Judicial review and enforcement. - § 34-37-6. Judicial review and enforcement. (a) Any complainant, intervener,...

Section 34-37-7. - Repealed. - § 34-37-7. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1965, ch. 27, §...

Section 34-37-8. - Appropriation. - § 34-37-8. Appropriation. The general assembly shall annually appropriate such...

Section 34-37-9. - Construction. - § 34-37-9. Construction. The provisions of this chapter shall be...

Section 34-37-10. - Severability. - § 34-37-10. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part...

Section 34-37-11. - Short title. - § 34-37-11. Short title. This chapter may be cited as...

Chapter 34-37.1 - Homeless Bill of Rights

Section 34-37.1-1. - Short title. - § 34-37.1-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 34-37.1-2. - Legislative intent. - § 34-37.1-2. Legislative intent. (1) At the present time, many...

Section 34-37.1-3. - Bill of Rights. - § 34-37.1-3. Bill of Rights. No person’s rights, privileges, or...

Section 34-37.1-4. - Damages and attorney’s fees. - § 34-37.1-4. Damages and attorney’s fees. In any civil action...

Section 34-37.1-5. - Definitions. - § 34-37.1-5. Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, “housing status”...

Section 34-37.1-6. - Homeless persons with service animals — Homeless shelters. - § 34-37.1-6. Homeless persons with service animals — Homeless shelters....

Chapter 34-38 - Regulation of Out of State Real Estate Sales and Dispositions

Section 34-38-1. - Definitions. - § 34-38-1. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following...

Section 34-38-2. - Exemptions. - § 34-38-2. Exemptions. (a) Unless the method of advertisement, offering...

Section 34-38-3. - Filing requirements. - § 34-38-3. Filing requirements. Any person or broker proposing to...

Section 34-38-4. - Department investigation. - § 34-38-4. Department investigation. The department may, prior to issuing...

Section 34-38-5. - Approval or disapproval of filing and issuance of license. - § 34-38-5. Approval or disapproval of filing and issuance of...

Section 34-38-6. - Requirements for offer or disposition. - § 34-38-6. Requirements for offer or disposition. (a) No subdivision...

Section 34-38-7. - Advertisement and sale. - § 34-38-7. Advertisement and sale. The department may from time...

Section 34-38-8. - Escrow account. - § 34-38-8. Escrow account. All money paid or advanced by...

Section 34-38-9. - Appointment of agent and service of process. - § 34-38-9. Appointment of agent and service of process. No...

Section 34-38-10. - Violations. - § 34-38-10. Violations. Any broker or real estate salesperson, seller,...

Section 34-38-11. - Applicability. - § 34-38-11. Applicability. This chapter shall not apply to time-share...

Chapter 34-39 - Conservation and Preservation Restrictions on Real Property

Section 34-39-1. - Purpose. - § 34-39-1. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to...

Section 34-39-2. - Definitions. - § 34-39-2. Definitions. (a) A “conservation restriction” shall mean a...

Section 34-39-3. - Restrictions enforceable. - § 34-39-3. Restrictions enforceable. (a) No conservation restriction held by...

Section 34-39-4. - Interests in real estate. - § 34-39-4. Interests in real estate. Conservation and preservation restrictions...

Section 34-39-5. - Release of restriction. - § 34-39-5. Release of restriction. (a) Subject to the express...

Section 34-39-6. - Use of eminent domain against conservation restrictions. - § 34-39-6. Use of eminent domain against conservation restrictions. Any...

Chapter 34-39.1 - The Holders of Low and Moderate Income Housing Restrictions Act

Section 34-39.1-1. - Short title. - § 34-39.1-1. Short title. This act shall be known and...

Section 34-39.1-2. - Legislative purpose. - § 34-39.1-2. Legislative purpose. The general assembly recognizes and declares...

Section 34-39.1-3. - Definitions. - § 34-39.1-3. Definitions. For purposes of this chapter: (1) “Housing...

Section 34-39.1-4. - Housing restrictions enforceable. - § 34-39.1-4. Housing restrictions enforceable. (a) No housing restriction, whether...

Section 34-39.1-5. - Interests in real estate. - § 34-39.1-5. Interests in real estate. Housing restrictions are interests...

Section 34-39.1-6. - Invalidity of certain restrictive covenants. - § 34-39.1-6. Invalidity of certain restrictive covenants. Since decent, safe...

Chapter 34-40 - Solar Easements

Section 34-40-1. - Definitions. - § 34-40-1. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter: (1)...

Section 34-40-2. - Creation of solar easements. - § 34-40-2. Creation of solar easements. (a) Any property owner...

Chapter 34-41 - Rhode Island Real Estate Time-Share Act

Article I - General Provisions

Section 34-41-1.01. - Short title. - § 34-41-1.01. Short title. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 34-41-1.02. - Definitions. - § 34-41-1.02. Definitions. In any time-share instrument, unless specifically provided...

Section 34-41-1.03. - Status and taxation of time-share estates. - § 34-41-1.03. Status and taxation of time-share estates. (a) Except...

Section 34-41-1.04. - Variation by agreement. - § 34-41-1.04. Variation by agreement. Except as expressly provided in...

Section 34-41-1.05. - Unconscionable agreement or term of contract. - § 34-41-1.05. Unconscionable agreement or term of contract. (a) The...

Section 34-41-1.06. - Obligation of good faith. - § 34-41-1.06. Obligation of good faith. Every contract or duty...

Section 34-41-1.07. - Remedies to be liberally administered. - § 34-41-1.07. Remedies to be liberally administered. (a) The remedies...

Section 34-41-1.08. - Supplemental general principles of law applicable. - § 34-41-1.08. Supplemental general principles of law applicable. The principles...

Section 34-41-1.09. - Conflicts with other statutes. - § 34-41-1.09. Conflicts with other statutes. This chapter shall be...

Section 34-41-1.10. - [Reserved.] - § 34-41-1.10. [Reserved.]

Section 34-41-1.11. - Applicability. - § 34-41-1.11. Applicability. (a) This chapter applies to all time...

Section 34-41-1.12. - Severability. - § 34-41-1.12. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Article II - Creation, Termination and Incidents of Time Shares

Section 34-41-2.01. - Time shares in projects. - § 34-41-2.01. Time shares in projects. (a) If all of...

Section 34-41-2.02. - Time-share instrument. - § 34-41-2.02. Time-share instrument. (a) Except as provided in subsection...

Section 34-41-2.03. - Allocation of time-share expense liability and voting rights. - § 34-41-2.03. Allocation of time-share expense liability and voting rights....

Section 34-41-2.04. - Partition. - § 34-41-2.04. Partition. No action for partition of a time-share...

Section 34-41-2.05. - Termination of time-shares. - § 34-41-2.05. Termination of time-shares. (a) This section applies to...

Section 34-41-2.06. - Use for sales purposes. - § 34-41-2.06. Use for sales purposes. A developer may maintain...

Section 34-41-2.07. - Rights of secured lenders. - § 34-41-2.07. Rights of secured lenders. The time-share instrument may...

Section 34-41-2.08. - Transfer of time-share licenses. - § 34-41-2.08. Transfer of time-share licenses. The managing entity shall...

Article III - Management of the Time-Share Property

Section 34-41-3.01. - Managing entity. - § 34-41-3.01. Managing entity. (a) If the number of time...

Section 34-41-3.02. - Powers of managing entity. - § 34-41-3.02. Powers of managing entity. (a) Subject to the...

Section 34-41-3.03. - Powers and duties in absence of managing entity. - § 34-41-3.03. Powers and duties in absence of managing entity....

Section 34-41-3.04. - Transfer of special developer rights. - § 34-41-3.04. Transfer of special developer rights. (a) For the...

Section 34-41-3.05. - Termination of contracts and leases of developer. - § 34-41-3.05. Termination of contracts and leases of developer. (a)...

Section 34-41-3.06. - Upkeep of units. - § 34-41-3.06. Upkeep of units. Except to the extent otherwise...

Section 34-41-3.07. - Tort and contract liability. - § 34-41-3.07. Tort and contract liability. (a) A time-share owner...

Section 34-41-3.08. - Insurance. - § 34-41-3.08. Insurance. (a) Commencing not later than the time...

Section 34-41-3.09. - Surplus funds. - § 34-41-3.09. Surplus funds. Unless otherwise provided in the time-share...

Section 34-41-3.10. - Assessments for time-share expenses. - § 34-41-3.10. Assessments for time-share expenses. (a) Until time-share expense...

Section 34-41-3.11. - Lien for assessments. - § 34-41-3.11. Lien for assessments. (a) A person who has...

Section 34-41-3.12. - Financial records. - § 34-41-3.12. Financial records. A person who has a duty...

Section 34-41-3.13. - Authority of trustee. - § 34-41-3.13. Authority of trustee. With respect to a third...

Section 34-41-3.14. - Initiative, referendum, and recall — General provisions. - § 34-41-3.14. Initiative, referendum, and recall — General provisions. (a)...

Section 34-41-3.15. - Direct initiative by owners. - § 34-41-3.15. Direct initiative by owners. (a) The owners may...

Section 34-41-3.16. - Referendum of owners. - § 34-41-3.16. Referendum of owners. (a) No amendment to the...

Section 34-41-3.17. - Recall of manager by owners. - § 34-41-3.17. Recall of manager by owners. (a) The owners...

Article IV - Protection of Purchasers

Section 34-41-4.01. - Applicability — Exemptions. - § 34-41-4.01. Applicability — Exemptions. (a) This Article applies to...

Section 34-41-4.02. - Liability for public offering statement requirements. - § 34-41-4.02. Liability for public offering statement requirements. (a) Except...

Section 34-41-4.03. - Public offering statement — General provisions. - § 34-41-4.03. Public offering statement — General provisions. (a) A...

Section 34-41-4.04. - Public offering statement — Conversion building. - § 34-41-4.04. Public offering statement — Conversion building. (a) If...

Section 34-41-4.05. - Public offering statement — Time-share securities. - § 34-41-4.05. Public offering statement — Time-share securities. If a...

Section 34-41-4.06. - Purchaser’s right to cancel. - § 34-41-4.06. Purchaser’s right to cancel. (a) A purchaser has...

Section 34-41-4.07. - Resales of time shares. - § 34-41-4.07. Resales of time shares. (a) Except in the...

Section 34-41-4.08. - Deposits. - § 34-41-4.08. Deposits. Any deposit made in connection with the...

Section 34-41-4.09. - Liens. - § 34-41-4.09. Liens. (a) In the case of a sale...

Section 34-41-4.10. - Conversion building. - § 34-41-4.10. Conversion building. (a) A developer of a time-share...

Section 34-41-4.11. - Express warranties of quality. - § 34-41-4.11. Express warranties of quality. (a) Express warranties made...

Section 34-41-4.12. - Implied warranties of quality. - § 34-41-4.12. Implied warranties of quality. (a) A developer and...

Section 34-41-4.13. - Exclusion or modification of implied warranties of quality. - § 34-41-4.13. Exclusion or modification of implied warranties of quality....

Section 34-41-4.14. - Statute of limitation for warranties. - § 34-41-4.14. Statute of limitation for warranties. (a) A judicial...

Section 34-41-4.15. - Effect of violations on rights of action. - § 34-41-4.15. Effect of violations on rights of action. If...

Section 34-41-4.16. - Labeling of promotional material. - § 34-41-4.16. Labeling of promotional material. If any improvement in...

Section 34-41-4.17. - Developer’s obligation to complete. - § 34-41-4.17. Developer’s obligation to complete. The developer shall complete...

Section 34-41-4.18. - Substantial completion of units. - § 34-41-4.18. Substantial completion of units. In the case of...

Article V - Administration and Registration

Section 34-41-5.01. - Administrative agency. - § 34-41-5.01. Administrative agency. As used in this chapter, “agency”...

Section 34-41-5.02. - Registration required. - § 34-41-5.02. Registration required. A developer may not offer or...

Section 34-41-5.03. - Application for registration — Approval of uncompleted units. - § 34-41-5.03. Application for registration — Approval of uncompleted units....

Section 34-41-5.04. - Receipt of application — Order of registration. - § 34-41-5.04. Receipt of application — Order of registration. The...

Section 34-41-5.05. - Annual report and amendments. - § 34-41-5.05. Annual report and amendments. (a) A developer within...

Section 34-41-5.06. - Agency regulation of public offering statement. - § 34-41-5.06. Agency regulation of public offering statement. (a) The...

Section 34-41-5.07. - Civil sanctions. - § 34-41-5.07. Civil sanctions. Any person, partnership, or corporation who...

Chapter 34-42 - Self-Service Storage Facilities

Section 34-42-1. - Short title. - § 34-42-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as...

Section 34-42-2. - Definitions. - § 34-42-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following...

Section 34-42-3. - Owner’s lien. - § 34-42-3. Owner’s lien. (a) The owner of a self-service...

Section 34-42-4. - Enforcement of owner’s lien. - § 34-42-4. Enforcement of owner’s lien. (a) After default, an...

Section 34-42-5. - Construction of chapter. - § 34-42-5. Construction of chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall...

Section 34-42-6. - Savings clause. - § 34-42-6. Savings clause. All rental agreements entered into before...

Section 34-42-7. - Severability. - § 34-42-7. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Section 34-42-8. - Notification of local fire departments. - § 34-42-8. Notification of local fire departments. (a) The owner...

Section 34-42-9. - Contents of rental agreement. - § 34-42-9. Contents of rental agreement. (a) The rental agreement...

Chapter 34-43 - Insurance on Multi-Unit Dwellings in Providence

Section 34-43-1. - Insurance on multi-unit residential and commercial property. - § 34-43-1. Insurance on multi-unit residential and commercial property. (a)...

Chapter 34-44 - Abandoned Property

Section 34-44-1. - Short title. - § 34-44-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 34-44-2. - Definitions. - § 34-44-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Abandon”...

Section 34-44-3. - Injunctive relief and other relief. - § 34-44-3. Injunctive relief and other relief. In any proceeding,...

Section 34-44-4. - Public nuisance determination — Show cause hearing — Appointment of receiver. - § 34-44-4. Public nuisance determination — Show cause hearing —...

Section 34-44-4.1. - Court determinations required. - § 34-44-4.1. Court determinations required. Prior to ordering any work...

Section 34-44-5. - Demolition. - § 34-44-5. Demolition. Upon the written request of all of...

Section 34-44-6. - Receiver’s bond — Power and duties. - § 34-44-6. Receiver’s bond — Power and duties. Before proceeding...

Section 34-44-7. - Nonapplicability of monetary jurisdiction limits — Personal liability of receiver. - § 34-44-7. Nonapplicability of monetary jurisdiction limits — Personal liability...

Section 34-44-8. - Expenses of receivership — Fees. - § 34-44-8. Expenses of receivership — Fees. The court may...

Section 34-44-9. - Discharge of a receiver. - § 34-44-9. Discharge of a receiver. The receiver may be...

Section 34-44-10. - Legality of prior and inferior mortgage liens. - § 34-44-10. Legality of prior and inferior mortgage liens. The...

Section 34-44-11. - Receiver’s entitlement to fees and commissions. - § 34-44-11. Receiver’s entitlement to fees and commissions. A receiver...

Section 34-44-12. - Sale of building and property by receiver. - § 34-44-12. Sale of building and property by receiver. (a)...

Chapter 34-44.1 - The Rhode Island Museum Property Act

Section 34-44.1-1. - Definitions. - § 34-44.1-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following...

Section 34-44.1-2. - Property held subject to a loan agreement. - § 34-44.1-2. Property held subject to a loan agreement. (a)...

Section 34-44.1-3. - Property held without a loan agreement. - § 34-44.1-3. Property held without a loan agreement. (a) Any...

Section 34-44.1-4. - Maintenance of records. - § 34-44.1-4. Maintenance of records. On or after the effective...

Section 34-44.1-5. - Notice requirements. - § 34-44.1-5. Notice requirements. (a) Prior to a museum accepting...

Section 34-44.1-6. - Property vested in museum. - § 34-44.1-6. Property vested in museum. (a) If a museum...

Section 34-44.1-7. - Application of conservation measures to property on loan to a museum. - § 34-44.1-7. Application of conservation measures to property on loan...

Section 34-44.1-8. - Scope. - § 34-44.1-8. Scope. (a) The provisions of this chapter shall:...

Chapter 34-45 - Preservation of Federally Insured or Assisted Housing

Section 34-45-1. - Short title. - § 34-45-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 34-45-2. - Legislative findings. - § 34-45-2. Legislative findings. (a) The general assembly recognizes, finds...

Section 34-45-3. - Legislative purpose. - § 34-45-3. Legislative purpose. It is the purpose of this...

Section 34-45-4. - Definitions. - § 34-45-4. Definitions. Terms used in this chapter shall be...

Section 34-45-5. - Notice of termination of section 8 contract. - § 34-45-5. Notice of termination of section 8 contract. (a)...

Section 34-45-6. - Notice of discontinuance. - § 34-45-6. Notice of discontinuance. (a) Not less than two...

Section 34-45-7. - Opportunity to purchase. - § 34-45-7. Opportunity to purchase. No owner shall: (1) Sell,...

Section 34-45-8. - Offer to sell — Rights of first refusal. - § 34-45-8. Offer to sell — Rights of first refusal....

Section 34-45-9. - Waiver of rights. - § 34-45-9. Waiver of rights. (a) Any party to whom...

Section 34-45-10. - Rule making. - § 34-45-10. Rule making. (a) The department shall issue such...

Section 34-45-11. - Rights of tenants. - § 34-45-11. Rights of tenants. (a) As used in this...

Section 34-45-12. - Severability. - § 34-45-12. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or...

Chapter 34-46 - Dry Dock Facilities

Section 34-46-1. - Short title. - § 34-46-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as...

Section 34-46-2. - Definitions. - § 34-46-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following...

Section 34-46-3. - Lien. - § 34-46-3. Lien. (a) Lien created. A facility operator has...

Section 34-46-4. - Notice of lien. - § 34-46-4. Notice of lien. (a) A vessel owner must...

Section 34-46-5. - Enforcement of lien. - § 34-46-5. Enforcement of lien. A facility operator may enforce...

Section 34-46-6. - Cessation of enforcement actions. - § 34-46-6. Cessation of enforcement actions. A facility operator shall...

Section 34-46-7. - [Repealed.] - § 34-46-7. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 369, §...

Chapter 34-47 - Aircraft Repair Liens

Section 34-47-1. - Storage and liens. - § 34-47-1. Storage and liens. Persons, including, but not limited...

Section 34-47-2. - Repair liens. - § 34-47-2. Repair liens. Any person who lawfully repairs an...

Section 34-47-3. - Procedure. - § 34-47-3. Procedure. Any person entitled to a lien under...

Section 34-47-4. - Remedies reserved. - § 34-47-4. Remedies reserved. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 34-47-3,...

Chapter 34-48 - Animal Liens

Section 34-48-1. - Lien on animals for their keep — Transfer of abandoned animals. - § 34-48-1. Lien on animals for their keep — Transfer...

Chapter 34-49 - Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act

Section 34-49-1. - Short title. - § 34-49-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 34-49-2. - Definitions. - § 34-49-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following...

Section 34-49-3. - Broker’s lien. - § 34-49-3. Broker’s lien. (a) Any real estate broker shall...

Section 34-49-4. - Priority. - § 34-49-4. Priority. Prior recorded liens, mortgages, and other encumbrances...

Section 34-49-5. - Escrow of disputed amounts. - § 34-49-5. Escrow of disputed amounts. (a) Except as otherwise...

Section 34-49-6. - Dismissal of complaint for other cause. - § 34-49-6. Dismissal of complaint for other cause. (a) If...

Section 34-49-7. - Severability. - § 34-49-7. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

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