Rhode Island General Laws 34-36-25. Voluntary conveyance of unit
In a voluntary conveyance, the grantee of a unit shall be jointly and severally liable with the grantor for all unpaid assessments against the latter for his or her share of the common expenses up to the time of the grant or conveyance, without prejudice to the grantee’s rights to recover from the grantor the amounts paid by the grantee. However, the grantee shall be entitled to a statement from the manager or management committee setting forth the amounts of the unpaid assessments against the grantor, and the grantee shall not be liable for, nor shall the unit conveyed be subject to a lien for, any unpaid assessments against the grantor in excess of the amount set forth.
History of Section.
P.L. 1963, ch. 181, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 34-36-25
- Common expenses: means and includes:
(i) All sums lawfully assessed against the unit owners;
(ii) Expenses of administration, maintenance, repair, or replacement of the common areas and facilities;
(iii) Expenses agreed upon as common expenses by the association of unit owners;
(iv) Expenses declared common expenses by provisions of this chapter, or by the declaration or the bylaws. See Rhode Island General Laws 34-36-3
- Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Management committee: means the committee as provided in the declaration charged with and having the responsibility and authority to make and to enforce all of the reasonable rules and regulations covering the operation and maintenance of the property. See Rhode Island General Laws 34-36-3
- Unit: means a part of the property intended for any type of independent use, including one or more rooms or spaces located in one or more floors (or part or parts of floors) in a building. See Rhode Island General Laws 34-36-3