RI Gen L § 44-9-46 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 44 - Taxation|Chapter 44-9 - Tax Sales|Section 44-9-46 - Forms.

§ 44-9-46. Forms.The following forms may be used in proceedings for the collection of taxes under this chapter, and, if substantially followed, they shall be deemed sufficient for the proceedings to which they relate; but other suitable forms may also be used.Form No. 1 § 44-9-18This notice to be sent by registered or certified mail.NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ASSIGN TAX TITLE State of Rhode Island Name of City or Town OFFICE OF THE TREASURER (Name of owner of record), 20 _________  (Last known address) You are hereby notified that after the expiration of ten (10) days from the date of this notice I, _____________________________________ , Treasurer of the City -- Town of _____________________________________ , intend to assign and transfer to _____________________________________ the tax title on the hereinafter described land upon the payment by him or her of a sum not less than the amount necessary for redemption, the tax title having been acquired by the city or town under a tax collector's deed dated _______________________________________ , 20 _________ , and recorded in the Registry of Deeds, Book _____________________________________ , Page _________ . DESCRIPTION OF LAND  _____________________________________ Treasurer of _____________________________________  Name of City or TownForm No. 2 § 44-9-18INSTRUMENT OF ASSIGNMENT OF TAX TITLE (This instrument must be recorded within sixty (60) days from its date) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND  _____________________________________  Name of City or Town OFFICE OF THE TREASURER I, _____________________________________ , Treasurer of the City -- Town of _____________________________________ , pursuant to the provisions of § 44-9-18, in consideration of _________ /100 dollars to me paid, do hereby on behalf of the city -- town assign and transfer to (Name of Assignee) of (No., Street, City, State), the tax title acquired by the city -- town on the hereinafter described land under a tax collector's deed dated _______________________________________ 20 _________ , and recorded in the _____________________________________ Registry of Deeds, Book _____________________________________ , Page _________ DESCRIPTION OF LANDThe above-mentioned sum is not less than the amount necessary for redemption, and includes all taxes assessed on the land subsequent to the assessment, for nonpayment of which the land was so purchased, and which have not been paid.  On _______________________________________ , 20 _________ , notice of intended assignment was sent by registered or certified mail to the owner of record as follows:  (Name) (Last known address) In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this _________ day of ___________________ , 20 _________ . WITNESSTreasurerSTATE OF RHODE ISLAND, County of _____________________________________  In the _____________________________________ of _____________________________________ this _________ day of ___________________ 20 _________ , personally appeared before me _____________________________________ , Treasurer of the City -- Town of _____________________________________ , known to me and known by me to be the person who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the instrument, by him or her signed in that capacity to be his or her free and voluntary act and deed. Notary Public.Form No. 3 § 44-9-20FORM OF DEED WHEN ESTATE IS REDEEMEDUNDER SECTION 44-9-19KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,That the _____________________________________ of _____________________________________ , in consideration of _____________________________________ , to it paid by _____________________________________ of _____________________________________ , the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, does hereby remise, release, and forever quitclaim unto _____________________________________ all the right, title, and interest which _____________________________________ of _____________________________________ acquired, by or under a deed made to it by the Collector of Taxes for the city -- town of _____________________________________ , dated _______________________________________ 20 _________ , and recorded in Deed Book _____________________________________ Page _________ in and to the following parcel of real estate: (Description)To have and to hold the above-released premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances to the premises belonging, to _____________________________________ , h _____________________________________ heirs and assigns, to h _____________________________________ and their use and behoof forever.  In witness whereof, etc. _____________________________________ By: TreasurerAcknowledgment. See Form 2.Form No. 4 § 44-9-23 TREASURER'S CERTIFICATE OF RECEIPT OF MONEY PAID FOR PURPOSE OF REDEMPTION STATE OF RHODE ISLAND Name of City or Town OFFICE OF THE TREASURER I, _____________________________________ , Treasurer of the City -- Town of _____________________________________ , hereby certify that on this day of _______________________________________ , 20 _________ , pursuant to the provisions of § 44-9-19 -- 44-9-23, (Name of person redeeming) _____________________________________ , residing at _____________________________________________________________________ (No., Street, City or Town, and State), _____________________________________ who claims to be the holder of an interest in -- a mortgage on the land hereinafter described, which was purchased for nonpayment of the 20 _________ tax assessed thereon to _____________________________________ , has paid to me as Treasurer of the city -- town the amount of _________ /100 dollars for the purpose of redeeming the land from the tax title thereby held by (Present holder of tax title), residing at _____________________________________________________________________ (No., Street, City or Town, and State) _____________________________________ , under a tax collector's deed dated _______________________________________ , 20 _________ , and recorded in _____________________________________ Registry of Deeds, Book _____________________________________ , Page _________ .  (If there has been no assignment, strike out the following reference) _________ the tax title having been assigned to the above-named _____________________________________ (present holder of tax title) _____________________________________ by instrument of assignment dated _______________________________________ , 20 _________ , and recorded in the registry, Book _____________________________________ , Page _________ . The above-mentioned amount is computed as follows: (Strike out whichever computation is inapplicable)   TITLE HELD BY ORIGINAL  TITLE HELD BY ASSIGNEE     PURCHASER        Original Sum for which   Amount Stated in      Land was Sold $ . . . . . . .   Instrument of Assignment  $ . . . . . . .    Intervening Taxes and   Taxes and Costs Paid     Costs Paid by Pur-    by Assignee since     chaser  . . . . . . .    Assignment   . . . . . . .    Interest According to   Interest According to     Law  . . . . . . .    Law   . . . . . . .    Recording  . . . . . . .   Recording   . . . . . . .      _________      _________    TOTAL AMOUNT PAID $ . . . . . . .   TOTAL AMOUNT PAID  $ . . . . . . .   DESCRIPTION OF LAND   In Witness, etc.   _____________________________________      By: Treasurer   Acknowledgment. See Form 2.Form No. 5 § 44-9-25STATE OF RHODE ISLAND PETITION TO FORECLOSE RIGHT OF REDEMPTIONTo the Honorable Judges of the Superior Court: The undersigned hereby represents that the land hereinafter described was sold on _____________________________________ (Date of sale) _______________________________________ for nonpayment of taxes by the town or city of _____________________________________ in the County of _____________________________________ by instrument dated _______________________________________ and duly recorded on (Date) _______________________________________ in Book _____________________________________ , Page _________ ; that more than one year from the date of the sale has elapsed and no redemption has been made; that these proceedings have been conducted according to law; that the deed was recorded within sixty (60) days from date of sale -- that the undersigned now holds title under the instrument; that the following are the names and addresses of all persons known to the undersigned who have any interest in the land, other than the petitioner to wit: (Also give name of wife or husband of the equity owner)  Name _____________________________________ Address _____________________________________________________________________ Nature of Interest _____________________________________ that the assessed value of the land and buildings is $ _____________ ; and that the land is described as follows:(Description)WHEREFORE your petitioner prays that the rights of all persons entitled to redeem from the proceedings may be foreclosed, that the Court enter a decree that the title of the petitioner to the land under the proceedings is absolute, and that all rights of redemption are barred, and for such other and further relief as may seem meet and proper to the Court. Name _________ Address _________ On this _________ day of ___________________ , 20 _________ , personally appeared before me the within named, known to me to be the signer of the foregoing petition, and made oath that the statements therein contained so far as made of _____________________________________ own knowledge are true and so far as made upon information and belief that _____________________________________ believe them to be true.  Before meNotary PublicAttorney for PetitionerForm No. 6 § 44-9-27CITATION STATE OF RHODE ISLAND OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT PETITION TO FORECLOSE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION No. TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and to _____________________________________  Whereas, a petition has been presented to the Court by _____________________________________ of _____________________________________ in the County of _____________________________________ and the State to foreclose all rights of redemption from the lien proceedings described in the petition in and concerning a certain parcel of land situate in the County of _____________________________________ and in the State, bounded and described in the petition as follows: (Description)If you desire to make any objection or defense to the petition, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and an answer, under oath, setting forth clearly and specifically your objections or defense to each part of the petition, in the office of the Superior Court in _____________________________________ on or before the _________ day of ___________________ next, that you may then and there show cause, if any, why the prayer of the petition should not be granted.  Unless your appearance is filed by or for you, your default will be recorded, the petition will be taken as confessed, and you will be forever barred from contesting the petition or any decree entered thereon. And in addition to the usual service of this notice as required by law, it is ordered that the foregoing citation be published once each week for three (3) successive weeks in the _____________________________________ a newspaper published in _____________________________________ (optional).  Witness, the Seal of our Superior Court at _____________________________________ this _________ day of ___________________ , 20 _________ .ClerkCERTIFICATE OF SERVICE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing citation by causing to be mailed a duly attested copy thereof of each respondent named therein whose address was furnished by the petitioner or otherwise known to me, the copies being sent by _____________________________________ mail and return receipts required. Attorney for PetitionerCERTIFICATE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION _______________________________________ 20 _________ I hereby certify that I have caused the foregoing citation to be published once each week for three (3) successive weeks in the _____________________________________ a newspaper published in _____________________________________ , in the County of _____________________________________ , and the State, to wit: on the _________ day of ___________________ , the _________ day of ___________________ , and the _________ day of ___________________ , 20 _________ , a copy of which publication is hereto annexed. Attorney for PetitionerForm No. 7 § 44-9-32(To be recorded in the Registry of Deeds) NOTICE OF FILING PETITION STATE OF RHODE ISLAND SUPERIOR COURTTo all whom it may concern:  _________   _________  hereby give notice that, on the _____________________________________ day _________ of ___________________ , 20 _________ filed in the Court a petition against* to foreclose the right of redemption acquired under a certain tax deed (or deeds) from the Collector of Taxes for the City (or Town) of _____________________________________ , in the County of _____________________________________ and the State, to me dated _______________________________________ , and recorded with _____________________________________ Deeds in Book _____________________________________ , Page _________ the deed (or deeds) covers a certain parcel of land situated in _____________________________________ in the County of _____________________________________ and the State, which is described as follows: (Description) _____________________________________ *Name all respondents as in petition.Form No. 8 § 44-9-28MOTION FOR DECREE PRO CONFESSO STATE OF RHODE ISLAND SUPERIOR COURTNo. _________ In the matter of the Petition of _____________________________________  And now comes the petitioner in the above-entitled case and moves that a general default of all parties respondent, whether named in the notice or not, who have not appeared or answered, be recorded, and that the application as to them be taken for confessed. Attorney for PetitionerForm No. 9 § 44-9-30FINAL DECREE IN TAX LIEN CASE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND SUPERIOR COURTCase No. _________ vs. DECREEThis case came on to be heard and was argued by counsel, and thereupon, upon consideration thereof, it is  ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that all rights of redemption are forever foreclosed and barred under the deed given by the Collector of Taxes for the _____________________________________ of _____________________________________ in the County of _____________________________________ and the State, dated _______________________________________ and duly recorded in Book _____________________________________ , Page _________  By the Court.Attest:ClerkDated _______________________________________ Form No. 10 § 44-9-32NOTICE OF DISPOSAL IN TAX LIEN CASE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND SUPERIOR COURT This is to certify that the petition of vs.to foreclose the right of redemption under certain deed _____________________________________ for nonpayment of taxes, given by the Collector of Taxes for the _____________________________________ in the County of _____________________________________ and the State, dated _______________________________________ and duly recorded in Book _____________________________________ , Page _________ was filed in this Court on _______________________________________ . Thereafter due proceedings under the petition were instituted according to law, and finally on _____________________________________ , a decree forever foreclosing and barring all rights of redemption under the deed was entered, and this notice of final disposition of the petition is directed to be recorded in the Registry of Deeds for the City of _____________________________________ in _____________________________________ County, pursuant to § 44-9-32.  By the Court,Attest:ClerkDated _______________________________________ Form No. 11 § 44-9-36NOTICE OF SALE -- LAND OF LOW VALUE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND Name of City or Town OFFICE OF THE TREASURER _______________________________________ , 20 _________ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON _________ the _________ day of ___________________ , 20 _________ , at _________ o'clock _________ M., at _____________________________________ (Place of Sale) _____________________________________ pursuant to the provisions of §§ 44-9-36 -- 44-9-45, I SHALL OFFER FOR SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION, severally or together, certain parcels of land of low value listed below, these parcels having been purchased by the City -- Town of _____________________________________ for nonpayment of the taxes due thereon.(List of Parcels)Treasurerof (Name of City or Town)To be posted in some convenient and public place in the city or town at least fourteen (14) days before the sale. Form No. 12 § 44-9-36 NOTICE OF SALE LAND OF LOW VALUE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND Name of City or Town OFFICE OF THE TREASURER _______________________________________ , 20 _________ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT on _______________________________________ , 20 _________ , at _________ M., at _____________________________________ (Place of Sale) _____________________________________ , pursuant to the provisions of §§ 44-9-36 -- 44-9-45, I SHALL OFFER FOR SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION, severally or together, certain parcels of land of low value listed below, these parcels having been purchased by the City -- Town of _____________________________________ for nonpayment of the taxes due thereon.(List of parcels) Further notice is given that the following land in which you appear to have an interest is included in the sale. (Description as given in original notice of sale) Amount Required for Redemption on Above Date of Sale, $ _____________  Your attention is directed to § 44-9-39 as follows:"Any person having a right of redemption or any other interest in the land conveyed or purporting to be conveyed under § 44-9-36 or § 44-9-38, upon whom service of the notice of sale provided in § 4-9-36 has been made by registered or certified mail, who, prior to the sale, neither redeems the land nor brings proceedings to enjoin the sale, shall, upon the recording of the deed as required by § 44-9-36 or § 44-9-38, be forever barred from raising any question concerning the validity of the title conveyed, and a statement contained in the treasurer's deed that service has been made, naming the persons who were served by registered or certified mail, shall be prima facie evidence of service." Treasurer of City -- Town of --Send this notice by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at least fourteen (14) days before the sale, to any person having a right of redemption or any other interest in any of the parcels to be sold. Form No. 13 § 44-9-36This deed is not valid unless recorded in the proper registry of deeds within sixty (60) days after the sale.  TREASURER'S DEED TO A PERSON -- LAND OF LOW VALUE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND Name of city or town OFFICE OF THE TREASURER I, _____________________________________ , Treasurer of the City -- Town of _____________________________________ pursuant to the provisions of § 44-9-36, in consideration of _________ /100 dollars to me paid, hereby grant to _____________________________________ of _____________________________________ the parcel-parcels of land described in the tax collector's deed to which reference is made in the following schedule:   _________   _________    Name of Person Assessed   Names of Interested    in the Year of the Tax for Recorded  Persons served by    which the land was taken    registered or    or sold.   certified mail with     _____________________________________    notice of sale under § 44-9-39.   Location of Parcel Book Page     _________   _________   _________   _________   _________  The land hereby granted was assessed for $ _____________ and was offered for sale at public auction on _______________________________________ , 20 _________ , in accordance with a notice of sale posted on _______________________________________ , 20 _________ , in (Specify place where notice was posted) _____________________________________ ; and was sold to the above-named grantee (at the original time and place appointed for the sale -- at an adjournment of the sale on _______________________________________ , 20 _________ ,) that grantee being the highest bidder whose bid was not rejected as inadequate. This deed is given with the covenant that the sale was in all particulars conducted according to law.  In Witness, etc.Treasurerof Name of City or TownAcknowledgment. See Form 2.Form No. 14 § 44-9-38 This deed is not valid unless recorded in the proper registry of deeds within sixty (60) days after the sale.  TREASURER'S DEED TO MUNICIPALITY -- LAND OF LOW VALUE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND Name of City or Town OFFICE OF THE TREASURER I, _____________________________________ , Treasurer of the City — Town of _____________________________________ , pursuant to the provisions of §§ 44-9-36 — 44-9-38, hereby grant to the city — town the parcel-parcels of land described in the tax collector's deed to which reference is made in the following schedule:  _________   _________    Name of Person Assessed   Names of Interested    in the Year of the Tax for Recorded  Persons served by    which the land was taken    registered or    or sold.   certified mail with     _____________________________________    notice of sale under § 44-9-39.   Location of Parcel Book Page     _________   _________   _________   _________   _________  The land hereby granted was assessed for $ _____________ and was offered for sale at public auction on _______________________________________ , 20 _________ , in accordance with a notice of sale posted on _______________________________________ , 20 _________ , in (Specify place where notice of sale posted). (Strike out Paragraph (A) or (B) as the Circumstances Require) No bid (A) No bid deemed adequate by me was made at the time and place appointed for the sale or at any adjournment thereof, and the city -- town therefore became the purchaser at an adjournment of the sale on _______________________________________ , 20 _________  (B) The purchaser failed to pay the amount bid by him or her at _________ the original time and place appointed for the sale, or _________ an adjournment of the sale on _______________________________________ , 20 _________ , within ten (10) days thereafter, wherefore the sale became void and the city -- town became the purchaser. In Witness, etc.Treasurerof Name of City or TownAcknowledgment. See Form 2.Form No. 15 § 44-9-40STATE OF RHODE ISLANDPetition to Establish Title Acquired under § 44-9-36 or § 44-9-38. To the Honorable, the Judges of the Superior Court. The undersigned hereby represent that the land hereinafter described was sold on _______________________________________ for the nonpayment of taxes by _____________________________________ , County of _____________________________________ . Pursuant to §§ 44-9-36 and 44-9-38, the land was conveyed to _____________________________________ by instrument dated _______________________________________ and recorded in Book _____________________________________ , Page _________ , that the undersigned now hold title under an instrument from _____________________________________ dated _______________________________________ , and duly recorded in Book _____________________________________ , Page _________ , that the following are the names and addresses of all persons known to the undersigned who have any interest in the land other than the petitioner _____________________________________ to wit:  that the assessed value of the land and buildings is $ _____________ ; and that the land is described as follows:(Description)Wherefore your petitioner prays that all persons having an interest in the above-described premises show cause why they should not bring an action to try any claim or claims which they may have adverse to your petitioner's title. And if such persons do not appear within the time fixed or having appeared disobey the lawful Order of the Court to try their claim or claims, that the Court enter a decree that they be forever barred from having or enforcing any claim or claims adversely to the petitioner, his or her heirs or assigns, in the land described.  _____________________________________  _____________________________________ On this _________ day of ___________________ , 20 _________ , personally appeared before me the within named _____________________________________ , known to me to be the signers of the foregoing petition, and made oath that the statements therein contained so far as made of their own knowledge are true and so far as made upon information and belief that they believe them to be true.  Before meNotary PublicHistory of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 32, § 67; P.L. 1946, ch. 1800, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3717, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 44-9-46; P.L. 1986, ch. 172, § 1.