§ 34-17-1 Factory equipment declared real estate
§ 34-17-2 Machinery and apparatus declared personal property
§ 34-17-3 Partition of machinery and apparatus
§ 34-17-4 Removal of fixtures annexed by life tenant
§ 34-17-5 Testamentary powers unaffected by § 34-17-4
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 34-17 - Fixtures

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Life estate: A property interest limited in duration to the life of the individual holding the interest (life tenant).
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • 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