Rhode Island General Laws 34-11-39. Penalty for sale of lands in West Warwick subject to sewer assessment
Whoever, being the owner, or agent of the owner, of any property located in West Warwick which is or may be subject to a sewer assessment, transfers, sells, or negotiates to sell any land without a written disclosure contained in the purchaser’s sales agreement to the effect that all or part of the land has been so previously determined to be subject to a sewer assessment by the town of West Warwick shall be subject to a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) for each lot or part thereof so transferred, sold, or negotiated for sale without written disclosure. The disclosure shall indicate that sewer assessments in the town are assessed according to the value of the land rather than by a flat fee per lot or by the frontage of any lot. The purchaser may recover the penalty by civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 32, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 34-11-39
- 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.
- 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