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RI Gen L § 34-36-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-36 - Condominium Ownership|Section 34-36-19 - Unit liens.

§ 34-36-19. Unit liens.(a) Subsequent to recording the declaration as provided in this chapter, and while the property remains subject to this chapter, no lien shall thereafter arise or be effective against the property. During the period liens or encumbrances shall arise or be created only against each unit and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant to the unit in the same manner and under the same conditions in every respect as liens or encumbrances may arise or be created upon or against any other separate parcel of real property subject to individual ownership; provided that no labor performed or materials furnished with the consent or at the request of a unit owner or his or her agent or his or her contractor or subcontractor shall be the basis for the filing of a lien pursuant to the lien law against the unit of any other unit owner not expressly consenting to or requesting the labor or materials, except that the express consent shall be deemed to be given by the owner of any unit in the case of emergency repairs. Labor performed or materials furnished for the common areas and facilities, if authorized by the unit owners, the manager or management committee in accordance with §§ 34-36-1 — 34-36-34, 34-36-35 and 34-36-36 the declaration or bylaws or the house rules, shall be deemed to be performed or furnished with the express consent of each unit owner and shall be the basis for the filing of a lien pursuant to the lien law against each of the units.(b) In the event a lien against two (2) or more units becomes effective, the unit owners of the separate units may remove their unit and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant to the unit from the lien by payment of the fractional or proportional amount attributable to each of the units affected. The individual payment shall be computed by reference to the percentages appearing in the declaration. Subsequent to any payment, discharge, or other satisfaction, the unit and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant thereto shall be free and clear of the lien so paid, satisfied, or discharged. Partial payment, satisfaction or discharge shall not prevent the lienor from proceeding to enforce his or her rights against any unit and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant thereto not so paid, satisfied, or discharged.History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 181, § 1.
RI Gen L § 34-36-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-36 - Condominium Ownership|Section 34-36-21 - Interest of unit owner acquired on forced sale.

§ 34-36-21. Interest of unit owner acquired on forced sale.In the event any person shall acquire, through foreclosure, exercise of power of sale, or other enforcement of any lien, or by tax deed, the interest of any unit owner, the interest acquired shall be subject to all the provisions of this chapter and to the covenants, conditions, and restrictions contained in the declaration, the record of survey map, the bylaws, the house rules, or any deed affecting the interest then in force.History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 181, § 1.
RI Gen L § 34-36-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-36 - Condominium Ownership|Section 34-36-22 - Removal of property from application of chapter.

§ 34-36-22. Removal of property from application of chapter.(a) All of the unit owners may remove a property from the provisions of this chapter by an instrument duly recorded to that effect, provided that the holders of all liens affecting any of the units consent or agree by instruments duly recorded, that their liens be transferred to the percentage of the undivided interest of the unit owner in the property.(b) Upon removal of the property from the provisions of this chapter, the property shall be deemed to be owned in common by the unit owners. The undivided interest in the property owned in common which shall appertain to each unit owner shall be the percentage of undivided interest previously owned by such owner in the common areas and facilities.History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 181, § 1.
RI Gen L § 34-36-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-36 - Condominium Ownership|Section 34-36-23 - Resubmission of property to chapter.

§ 34-36-23. Resubmission of property to chapter.The removal provided for in § 34-36-22 shall not bar the subsequent resubmission of the property to the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 181, § 1.
RI Gen L § 34-36-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-36 - Condominium Ownership|Section 34-36-24 - Common profits and expenses - Distribution and charging.

§ 34-36-24. Common profits and expenses — Distribution and charging.Unless otherwise provided in the declaration or lawful amendments thereto, the common profits of the property shall be distributed among, and the common expenses shall be charged to, the unit owners according to the percentage of their undivided interest in the common areas and facilities.History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 181, § 1.
RI Gen L § 34-36-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-36 - Condominium Ownership|Section 34-36-25 - Voluntary conveyance of unit.

§ 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.
RI Gen L § 34-36-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-36 - Condominium Ownership|Section 34-36-26 - Liability of unit owner for common expenses absolute.

§ 34-36-26. Liability of unit owner for common expenses absolute.No unit owner may exempt himself or herself from liability for his or her contribution towards the common expenses by waiver of the use or enjoyment of any of the common areas and facilities or by abandonment of his or her unit.History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 181, § 1.
RI Gen L § 34-36-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-36 - Condominium Ownership|Section 34-36-27 - Separate assessment for taxation.

§ 34-36-27. Separate assessment for taxation.(a) Each unit and its percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities shall be deemed to be a parcel and shall be subject to separate assessment and taxation by each assessing unit and special district for all types of taxes authorized by law including but not limited to ad valorem levies and special assessments. Neither the building or buildings, the property nor any of the common areas and facilities shall be deemed to be a parcel.(b) No forfeiture or sale of the improvements or the property as a whole for delinquent real estate taxes, special assessments, or charges shall ever divest or in any way affect the title to an individual unit so long as the real estate taxes or duly levied share of the assessments and charges on the individual unit are currently paid.(c) Any exemption from taxes that may exist on real property or the ownership thereof shall not be denied by virtue of the submission of the property to the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 181, § 1.
RI Gen L § 34-36-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-36 - Condominium Ownership|Section 34-36-28 - Perpetuities and restraints on alienation.

§ 34-36-28. Perpetuities and restraints on alienation.The rule of property known as the rule against perpetuities and the rule of property known as the rule restricting unreasonable restraints on alienation shall not be applied to defeat any of the provisions of this chapter, or of any declaration, bylaws or other document executed in accordance with this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 181, § 1.
RI Gen L § 34-36-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-36 - Condominium Ownership|Section 34-36-29 - Insurance.

§ 34-36-29. Insurance.(a) The manager, management committee, or association of unit owners, if required by the declaration, bylaws, or by a majority of the unit owners, or at the request of a mortgagee having a first mortgage of record covering a unit, shall have the authority to, and shall, obtain insurance for the property against loss or damage by fire and other hazards under the terms and for amounts as shall be required or requested. Insurance coverage shall be written on the property in the name of the manager, management committee, or association of unit owners, as trustee for each of the unit owners in the percentages established in the declaration. Premiums on insurance shall be common expenses. Provision for insurance shall be without prejudice to the right of each unit owner to insure his or her own unit for his or her benefit.(b) In the event a unit owner sustains damage to their unit as a result of an event that is covered under the insurance coverage purchased in accordance with subsection (a), then, upon written request to the condominium association, the unit owner shall be entitled to a written copy from the condominium association of the insurance company damage appraisal, or any damage appraisal in regard to damage to the owner's unit, within fourteen (14) calendar days of the date of the unit owner's request, or within fourteen (14) days of the association's receipt of the damage appraisal, whichever is later. If coverage for the damage to a unit is denied for any reason, or is deemed to be valued below the policy deductible, then the unit owner shall also be entitled to receive, from the association, a copy of the letter detailing the determination.History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 181, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 433, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 434, § 1.
RI Gen L § 34-36-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-36 - Condominium Ownership|Section 34-36-30 - Reconstruction on insured loss.

§ 34-36-30. Reconstruction on insured loss.In case of fire or any other disaster, the insurance proceeds, if sufficient to reconstruct the building, shall be applied to such reconstruction. Reconstruction of the building, as used in this section and § 34-36-31 means restoring the building to substantially the same condition in which it existed prior to the fire or other disaster, with each unit and the common elements having the same vertical and horizontal boundaries as before.History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 181, § 1.
RI Gen L § 34-36-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-36 - Condominium Ownership|Section 34-36-31 - Repairs on insured loss.

§ 34-36-31. Repairs on insured loss.Unless otherwise provided in the declaration or bylaws, if the insurance proceeds are insufficient to reconstruct the building, damage to, or destruction of, the building shall be promptly repaired and restored by the manager or management committee, using proceeds of insurance, if any, on the building for that purpose, and the unit owners shall be liable for assessment for any deficiency. However, if three-fourths (¾) or more of the building is destroyed or substantially damaged and if the unit owners, by a vote of at least three-fourths (¾) of the unit owners, do not voluntarily, within one hundred (100) days after such destruction or damage, make provision for reconstruction, the manager or management committee shall record, with the county recorder, a notice setting forth those facts, and upon the recording of the notice:(1) The property shall be deemed to be owned in common by the unit owners;(2) The undivided interest in the property owned in common which shall appertain to each unit owner shall be the percentage of undivided interest previously owned by the owner in the common elements;(3) Any liens affecting any of the units shall be deemed to be transferred in accordance with the existing priorities to the undivided interest of the unit owner in the property; and(4) The property shall be subject to an action for partition at the suit of any unit owner, in which event the net proceeds of sale, together with the net proceeds of the insurance on the property, if any, shall be considered as one fund and shall be divided among all the unit owners in a percentage equal to the percentage of undivided interest owned by each owner in the property, after first paying out of the respective shares of the unit owners, to the extent sufficient for the purposes, all liens on the undivided interest in the property owned by each unit owner.History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 181, § 1.
RI Gen L § 34-36-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-36 - Condominium Ownership|Section 34-36-32 - Sale or disposition of entirety.

§ 34-36-32. Sale or disposition of entirety.Unless otherwise provided in the declaration or bylaws, and notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 34-36-30 and 34-36-31, the unit owners may, by an affirmative vote of at least three-fourths (¾) of the unit owners, at a meeting of unit owners duly called for that purpose, elect to sell or otherwise dispose of the property. The action shall be binding upon all unit owners and it shall become the duty of every unit owner to execute and deliver the instruments and to perform all acts as in manner and form may be necessary to effect the sale.History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 181, § 1.
RI Gen L § 34-36-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-36 - Condominium Ownership|Section 34-36-33 - Actions relating to common areas.

§ 34-36-33. Actions relating to common areas.Without limiting the rights of any unit owner, actions may be brought by the manager or management committee, in either case in the discretion of the management committee, on behalf of two (2) or more of the unit owners, as their respective interest may appear, with respect to any cause of action relating to the common areas and facilities or more than one unit. Service of process on two (2) or more unit owners in any action relating to the common areas and facilities or more than one unit may be made on the person designated in the declaration to receive service of process.History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 181, § 1.
RI Gen L § 34-36-34 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-36 - Condominium Ownership|Section 34-36-34 - Liability of unit owners, tenants, employees.

§ 34-36-34. Liability of unit owners, tenants, employees.(a) All unit owners, tenants of the owners, employees of owners and tenants, or any other person who may in any manner use the property or any part thereof submitted to the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to this chapter and to the declaration and bylaws adopted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.(b) All agreements, decisions, and determinations lawfully made by the manager, management committees, or by the association of unit owners in accordance with this chapter, the declaration or bylaws, shall be deemed to be binding on all unit owners.History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 181, § 1.
RI Gen L § 34-36-34.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-36 - Condominium Ownership|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 — Limitations of action.(a) Any person who, in reasonable reliance upon any material, false or misleading statements or information published by or under authority from the owner or developer, in advertising and promotional materials, including but not limited to brochures and newspaper advertising, pays anything of value toward the purchase of or acquiring an interest in a condominium located in this state shall have a cause of action to rescind the contract or collect damages from the owner or developer for his or her loss or damages prior to closing of the transaction by which he or she purchases or acquires the interest. After the closing of the transaction, the purchaser shall have a cause of action against the owner or developer for damages under this section from the time of closing until one year after the date upon which the last of the events described in subdivisions (1) through (4) shall occur:(1) The date of closing of the transaction; or(2) The first issuance by the applicable governmental authority of a certificate of occupancy or other evidence of sufficient completion of construction of the building containing the apartment to allow lawful occupancy of the apartment; or(3) The completion by the owner or developer of the common elements and recreational facilities (whether or not the recreational facilities are common elements) which the owner or developer is obligated to complete or provide under the terms of the written contract or written agreement for purchase and sale of the apartment; or(4) In the event there shall not be a written contract of agreement for purchase and sale of the apartment, then the completion by the owner or developer of the common elements and such recreational facilities (whether or not the recreational facilities are common elements) which the owner or developer would be obligated to complete under any rule of law applicable to the owner's or developer's obligations, provided however that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to create a cause of action otherwise barred by the statute of frauds.(b) Under no circumstances shall a cause of action created or recognized under this section survive for a period of more than five (5) years after the closing of the transaction.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 227, § 1.
RI Gen L § 34-36-34.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-36 - Condominium Ownership|Section 34-36-34.2 - Punitive damages - Attorney's fees.

§ 34-36-34.2. Punitive damages — Attorney's fees.The court may, in its discretion, award punitive damages and may award reasonable attorney's fees and costs.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 227, § 1.
RI Gen L § 34-36-35 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-36 - Condominium Ownership|Section 34-36-35 - Chapter supplemental.

§ 34-36-35. Chapter supplemental.The provisions of this chapter shall be in addition and supplemental to all other provisions of law, statutory or judicially declared, provided that wherever the application of the provisions of this chapter conflicts with the application of the other provisions, this chapter shall prevail.History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 181, § 1.
RI Gen L § 34-36-36 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-36 - Condominium Ownership|Section 34-36-36 - Severability.

§ 34-36-36. Severability.If any provision of this chapter, or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 181, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 242, § 2.
RI Gen L § 34-36-37 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-36 - Condominium Ownership|Section 34-36-37 - Rights of tenants upon conversion to condominium ownership.

§ 34-36-37. Rights of tenants upon conversion to condominium ownership.Whenever there is a conversion of residential real estate from rental status to condominium ownership the following provisions shall apply to the owner, developer, and tenants of the property:(1) All tenants shall be given at least one hundred twenty (120) days notice of the conversion. Rents shall not be increased during the notice period.(2) Tenants shall have the right to cancel their lease and receive no penalties for the cancellation as long as all obligations of the lease have been met.(3) The owner or developer shall honor all leases.(4) All tenants shall be extended the first opportunity to purchase their units.(5) An owner or developer shall not offer units for sale to the general public at terms more favorable than offered to the tenants, for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days subsequent to the tenant's failure to exercise his or her right to purchase.(6) Tenants shall have sixty (60) days to inform the owner or developer of their intentions, and during this period the owner or developer shall not sell the units to the general public.(7) Any tenant who has attained the age of sixty-two (62) shall be given one-year notice. Rents shall not be increased during the notice period.(8) The owner or developer shall pay reasonable moving expenses and costs, to any tenant who has attained the age of sixty-two (62), within a fifty (50) mile radius.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 242, § 1.
RI Gen L § 34-36-38 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-36 - 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.A zoning, subdivision, building code, or other real estate use ordinance, regulation, or any other municipal ordinance, rule or regulation may not prohibit the condominium form of ownership or impose any requirement upon a condominium which would not be imposed upon a physically identical development under a different form of ownership or otherwise regulate the creation, governance or existence of the condominium form of ownership, provided, however, that no provision of this section shall invalidate or modify any provision of any zoning, subdivision, building code, or other real estate use law, ordinance, or regulation.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 242, § 1.
RI Gen L § 34-36-39 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-36 - Condominium Ownership|Section 34-36-39 - Chapter continuity.

§ 34-36-39. Chapter continuity.This chapter shall not apply to new declarations of condominiums filed after July 1, 1982; nor shall this chapter apply to condominiums declared before July 1, 1982 where construction has not been commenced, but said condominiums shall be governed by chapter 36.1 of this title. Provided however certain activities of condominiums created under this chapter may be subject to chapter 36.1 of this title as defined in § 34-36.1-1.02. Public offering statements and sales contracts shall clearly disclose that such offering or sale is not covered by the Rhode Island Condominium Act, chapter 36.1 of this title; pursuant thereto any public offering statement and any sales contract shall contain the following language in bold-faced type: "This condominium is not covered by the Rhode Island Condominium Act of 1982."History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 329, § 1.
RI Gen L § 34-36.1-1.01 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-36.1 - Condominium Law|Section 34-36.1-1.01 - Short title.

§ 34-36.1-1.01. Short title.This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Rhode Island Condominium Act".History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 329, § 2.