§ 44-9-1 Tax titles on real estate
§ 44-9-1.1 Cumberland Hill fire district tax liens
§ 44-9-2 Taxes for which particular property liable
§ 44-9-3 Lien of fire district, lighting district, water district, sewer district and road district
§ 44-9-4 Collector of taxes – Powers, privileges, duties and liabilities of fire district, water district, sewer district, road district and lighting district
§ 44-9-5 Agreements between cities or towns and fire districts, water districts, sewer districts, road districts, lighting districts, and lien priorities
§ 44-9-6 Primary liability of life estate
§ 44-9-7 Advertising and taking or sale of real estate
§ 44-9-8 Sale of undivided part or whole of land
§ 44-9-8.1 Taking for taxes
§ 44-9-8.2 Deed of taking
§ 44-9-8.3 Sale of owner-occupied residential property to housing agency
§ 44-9-9 Notice and advertisement of sale
§ 44-9-10 Notice of sale to taxpayer
§ 44-9-11 Notice to mortgagees and other parties in interest
§ 44-9-12 Collector’s deed – Rights conveyed to purchaser – Recording
§ 44-9-13 Entry by collector not required – Recording of tax sale list
§ 44-9-13.1 Tax title holders – Filing required statements
§ 44-9-14 Purchase by collector for city or town
§ 44-9-15 Recital in deed to city or town
§ 44-9-16 Conveyance of several unimproved parcels by single deed – Apportionment of costs
§ 44-9-17 Lien for taxes assessed subsequent to sale
§ 44-9-18 Management and sale of land purchased by city or town – Assignment of tax title
§ 44-9-18.1 Barrington – Assignments to The Barrington Land Conservation Trust, Incorporated
§ 44-9-18.2 Cities and towns – Assignments to redevelopment agencies
§ 44-9-18.3 Tiverton – Assignments to the Tiverton land trust
§ 44-9-18.4 Westerly – Assignments to the Westerly land trust
§ 44-9-19 Right of redemption from city or town
§ 44-9-20 City or town treasurer’s release
§ 44-9-21 Redemption from purchaser other than city or town
§ 44-9-22 Proceedings as to low value lands unaffected by redemption provisions
§ 44-9-23 Certificate of redemption money paid to treasurer
§ 44-9-24 Title absolute after foreclosure of redemption – Jurisdiction of proceedings
§ 44-9-25 Petition for foreclosure of redemption
§ 44-9-25.1 Foreclosure of the rights of redemption on account of abandonment
§ 44-9-25.2 Foreclosure of the rights of redemption on account of constructive abandonment by a city or town
§ 44-9-25.3 Expedited foreclosure of the rights of redemption on account of vacancy
§ 44-9-26 Deposit by petitioner to cover costs
§ 44-9-27 Examination of title – Notice to interested parties of foreclosure petition
§ 44-9-28 Order as to parties in default
§ 44-9-29 Redemption by party to foreclosure proceedings
§ 44-9-30 Decree barring redemption
§ 44-9-31 Contest of validity of tax title
§ 44-9-32 Recording of notices of foreclosure petition and final disposition
§ 44-9-33 Practice following course of equity
§ 44-9-34 Holding and disposition of land foreclosed by city or town
§ 44-9-35 Errors and irregularities in proceedings
§ 44-9-36 Sale by city or town treasurer without foreclosure
§ 44-9-37 Surplus proceeds from sale without foreclosure
§ 44-9-38 Purchase by city or town at sale without foreclosure
§ 44-9-39 Bar of persons notified of sale without foreclosure
§ 44-9-40 Petition to establish title based on sale without foreclosure
§ 44-9-41 Notice of petition to establish title
§ 44-9-42 Decree on petition to establish title
§ 44-9-43 Refund of purchase price when title based on collector’s sale, treasurer’s assignment, or sale without foreclosure adjudged invalid
§ 44-9-44 Recording of notices in proceeding to establish title
§ 44-9-45 Jurisdiction of proceedings to establish title – Practice and procedure
§ 44-9-46 Forms
§ 44-9-47 Definitions
§ 44-9-48 Lien – Perfection – Priority
§ 44-9-49 Notice of lien – Taxpayer
§ 44-9-50 Notice of lien – Secretary of state
§ 44-9-51 Notice to taxpayer – After lien has been perfected
§ 44-9-52 Effective period of lien – Limitation period
§ 44-9-53 Rights and remedies of municipality and taxpayer
§ 44-9-54 Validity of liens
§ 44-9-55 Discharge
§ 44-9-56 Filing fees

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 44-9 - Tax Sales

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Life estate: A property interest limited in duration to the life of the individual holding the interest (life tenant).
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • oath: includes affirmation; the word "sworn" includes affirmed; and the word "engaged" includes either sworn or affirmed. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-11
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • real estate: may be construed to include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and rights thereto and interests therein. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-10
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Remainderman: One entitled to the remainder of an estate after a particular reserved right or interest, such as a life tenancy, has expired.
  • seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • town council: include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9