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RI Gen L § 34-13.2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-13.2 - Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act|Section 34-13.2-5 - Administration and standards.

§ 34-13.2-5. Administration and standards.To keep the standards and practices of recorder of deeds in this state in harmony with other jurisdictions in this state, the recorder of deeds, so far as is consistent with the purposes, policies, and provisions of this chapter, in adopting, amending, and repealing standards, shall consider the following:(1) Standards and practices of other jurisdictions;(2) Best practices that are accepted or prescribed as being correct or most effective;(3) The views of interested persons and governmental officials and entities;(4) The needs of municipalities of varying size, population, and resources; and(5) Standards requiring adequate information security protection to ensure that electronic documents are accurate, authentic, adequately preserved, and resistant to tampering.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 101, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 113, § 1.
RI Gen L § 34-13.2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-13.2 - Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act|Section 34-13.2-6 - Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.

§ 34-13.2-6. Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq.), but does not modify, limit, or supersede § 101(c) of that act (15 U.S.C. § 7001(c)) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in § 103(b) of that chapter (15 U.S.C. § 7003(b)).History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 101, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 113, § 1.
RI Gen L § 34-14-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-14 - Waste and Estrepement|Section 34-14-1 - Liability of tenant for life or years to reversioner or remainderman.

§ 34-14-1. Liability of tenant for life or years to reversioner or remainderman.Every person seised of any real estate for the term of his or her own life, or for the life or lives of any other person or persons, or as a tenant for years, who commits or suffers any waste on such estate, shall forfeit his or her estate in the place so wasted and double the amount of the waste so done or suffered, to be recovered in an action of waste by the person entitled to the next estate in remainder or reversion in the place so wasted.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 268, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 333, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 384, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 587, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 34-14-1.
RI Gen L § 34-14-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-14 - Waste and Estrepement|Section 34-14-2 - Liability of co-tenant.

§ 34-14-2. Liability of co-tenant.Every joint tenant, tenant in common, or co-parcener who commits any waste on any estate he or she holds in joint tenancy, tenancy in common, or co-parcenary, without the consent of the other joint tenants, tenants in common, or co-parceners, shall forfeit double the amount of the waste so done, to be recovered by the other joint tenants, tenants in common, or co-parceners, to their own use.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 268, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 333, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 384, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 587, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 34-14-2.
RI Gen L § 34-14-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-14 - Waste and Estrepement|Section 34-14-3 - Action in name of co-tenants.

§ 34-14-3. Action in name of co-tenants.In a case of waste as described in § 34-14-2, any one or more of the other joint tenants, tenants in common, or co-parceners, may commence an action for waste in the name of all the joint tenants, tenants in common, or co-parceners.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 268, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 333, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 384, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 587, § 3; G.L. 1958, § 34-14-3.
RI Gen L § 34-14-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-14 - Waste and Estrepement|Section 34-14-4 - Failure of person joined as plaintiff to appear.

§ 34-14-4. Failure of person joined as plaintiff to appear.If any person named as plaintiff without his or her consent neglects to appear, after being duly notified in such manner as the court shall direct, his or her name shall be stricken from the writ and pleadings, and the other persons named as plaintiffs may prosecute the action to final judgment and execution in their own names and for their own use.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 268, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 333, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 384, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 587, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 34-14-4.
RI Gen L § 34-14-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-14 - Waste and Estrepement|Section 34-14-5 - Issuance of writ of estrepement.

§ 34-14-5. Issuance of writ of estrepement.The superior court for any county, on the application of the plaintiff, in an action for ejectment, partition, or waste, may issue a writ of estrepement, under the provisions following, directed to the division of sheriffs, requiring the deputy sheriff to stay all the waste on the estate that shall be described in the writ of estrepement.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 268, § 5; C.P.A. 1905, § 1222; G.L. 1909, ch. 333, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 384, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 587, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 34-14-5; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 64.
RI Gen L § 34-14-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-14 - Waste and Estrepement|Section 34-14-6 - Power of sheriff to stay waste.

§ 34-14-6. Power of sheriff to stay waste.The members of the division of sheriffs, charged with the service of a writ of estrepement, shall have power to stay all waste, as shall be directed in the writ, and to take such aid as shall be necessary for that purpose.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 268, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 333, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 384, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 587, § 6; P.L. 1939, ch. 659, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 34-14-6; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 64.
RI Gen L § 34-14-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-14 - Waste and Estrepement|Section 34-14-7 - Notice and hearing on estrepement.

§ 34-14-7. Notice and hearing on estrepement.Upon the application of any person for a writ of estrepement, the court, before issuing the writ, shall cause the person whose interests may be affected thereby, to be notified of the pendency of the application, in such manner as the court shall deem proper, to the end that the person so to be affected by, as well as the person applying for the writ, may be heard in the premises. Upon the hearing, the court may, in its discretion, issue or refuse to issue the writ, in the same manner as courts grant or refuse to grant injunctions in like cases.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 268, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 333, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 384, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 587, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 34-14-7.
RI Gen L § 34-14-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-14 - Waste and Estrepement|Section 34-14-8 - Estrepement bond.

§ 34-14-8. Estrepement bond.The court may, on the hearing, and before the issuing of the writ, require of the party applying for the writ a bond, with sufficient surety, in such sum as the court shall prescribe, to make good to the party whose interest may be affected by the writ all loss and damage which he or she may suffer by reason of the issuing of the writ, if the court, in its discretion, judges that the circumstances of the case or the rights of the parties require a bond to be given.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 268, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 333, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 384, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 587, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 34-14-8.
RI Gen L § 34-14-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-14 - Waste and Estrepement|Section 34-14-9 - Return date of writ.

§ 34-14-9. Return date of writ.A writ of estrepement shall be made returnable at such time as the court shall direct.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 268, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 333, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 384, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 587, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 34-14-9.
RI Gen L § 34-15-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-15 - Partition|Section 34-15-1 - Cotenants of estates of inheritance.

§ 34-15-1. Cotenants of estates of inheritance.All joint tenants, coparceners, and tenants in common, who now are or hereafter may be actually seised or possessed of any estate of inheritance in any lands, tenements or hereditaments, whether in their own right or as receiver appointed by any state or federal court, or as trustee in bankruptcy, may be compelled to make partition between them of those lands, tenements, and hereditaments by civil action.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 265, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 330, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 381, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 586, § 2; P.L. 1956, ch. 3730, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 34-15-1.
RI Gen L § 34-15-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-15 - Partition|Section 34-15-2 - Cotenants of estates for life or years.

§ 34-15-2. Cotenants of estates for life or years.All joint tenants, coparceners, and tenants in common, who now are or hereafter may be actually seised or possessed of any estate for life or years in any lands, tenements, or hereditaments, may be compelled to make the partition between them of such lands, tenements, and hereditaments, to continue until the estate of some of the parties to the lands, tenements, or hereditaments shall determine, and no longer, by civil action.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 265, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 330, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 381, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 586, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 34-15-2.
RI Gen L § 34-15-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-15 - Partition|Section 34-15-3 - Cotenants of estates of inheritance and for life or years.

§ 34-15-3. Cotenants of estates of inheritance and for life or years.All joint tenants, coparceners, and tenants in common, who now are or hereafter may be actually seised or possessed of any estate for life or years in any lands, tenements, or hereditaments, with others who have estates of inheritance in possession in the same lands, tenements, and hereditaments, may compel or be compelled to make partition of those lands, tenements, and hereditaments, to continue until the estate of some of the parties shall determine, and no longer, by civil action.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 265, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 330, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 381, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 586, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 34-15-3.
RI Gen L § 34-15-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-15 - Partition|Section 34-15-4 - Action by executor or administrator as tenant in common.

§ 34-15-4. Action by executor or administrator as tenant in common.An executor or administrator with the will annexed, having, by the terms of the testator's will, power to sell any undivided interest in any real estate of which his or her testator died seised, shall have the power to bring an action to effect a partition of the real estate in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. "Tenant in common" as used in this chapter shall include an executor or administrator acting under this section.History of Section.G.L., ch. 586, § 31, as enacted by P.L. 1942, ch. 1147, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 34-15-4.
RI Gen L § 34-15-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-15 - Partition|Section 34-15-5 - Joinder of reversioner or remainderman with tenant for life or years.

§ 34-15-5. Joinder of reversioner or remainderman with tenant for life or years.If the tenant in reversion or remainder in fee joins with the tenant for life or years in compelling partition of any lands, tenements, or hereditaments, against the other co-tenants, the partition shall be of the whole estate, and binding on the heirs and assigns of all parties. No action for partition under this section shall abate by the death of the tenant for life or years or the expiration of the term for years, but the surviving plaintiff may prosecute the action to final judgment and execution.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 265, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 330, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 381, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 586, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 34-15-5.
RI Gen L § 34-15-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-15 - Partition|Section 34-15-6 - Venue when land situated in two (2) or more counties.

§ 34-15-6. Venue when land situated in two (2) or more counties.Partition of real estate held in joint tenancy or in common, and situated in two (2) or more counties in the state, may be sued for in any county in which any of the real estate is situated.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 265, § 6; C.P.A. 1905, § 1164; G.L. 1909, ch. 330, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 381, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 586, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 34-15-6.
RI Gen L § 34-15-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-15 - Partition|Section 34-15-7 - Notice to absent or unknown parties.

§ 34-15-7. Notice to absent or unknown parties.In actions for partition of real estate, in which it may be alleged or may appear that any party or person interested therein, not a party plaintiff, is not a resident of the state, or where it is alleged or may appear that any person interested has left the state and it is not known where that person is or whether alive or dead, and, if dead, whether that person has left children, or whether some person unknown to the plaintiff is interested therein, the court before whom the action is pending may order notice to be given to any such party or person, by ordering a copy of its order to be published in some newspaper published in this state for such length of time as it may deem proper, and may also, in its discretion, order letters, postpaid and directed to the party or person, to be deposited in the post office; and where notice is given as ordered by the court, it may proceed and render judgment in the action in the same manner and with the same effect as if the party or person had received actual or personal notice or had appeared and answered to the action.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 265, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 330, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 381, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 586, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 34-15-7.
RI Gen L § 34-15-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-15 - Partition|Section 34-15-8 - Notice to absentee by service on tenant in possession.

§ 34-15-8. Notice to absentee by service on tenant in possession.If a person named defendant in a complaint for partition, being an inhabitant of this state, is temporarily absent from the state, so that, although it may be known where the person is, the complaint or subpoena cannot be personally served upon him or her, legal service may be made by leaving a copy of the complaint or subpoena with the tenant in possession of the estate whereof partition is demanded, if there is a tenant.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 265, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 330, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 381, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 586, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 34-15-8.
RI Gen L § 34-15-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-15 - Partition|Section 34-15-9 - Continuance on failure of absentee to appear - Appointment of agent.

§ 34-15-9. Continuance on failure of absentee to appear — Appointment of agent.If the defendant does not appear to answer the partition action, the cause shall be continued or delayed until his or her return, provided the defendant on or before the expiration of three (3) months from the time when the proceeding shall have been commenced, at which time, if the defendant does not appear to answer the action, the court shall appoint some discreet and disinterested person as agent of the defendant, who shall defend the action, and in case judgment is rendered for partition, shall attend to the partition to be made and take care of the interest of the person for whom he or she has been appointed agent as aforesaid.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 265, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 330, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 381, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 586, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 34-15-9.
RI Gen L § 34-15-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-15 - Partition|Section 34-15-10 - Summons of party omitted from original process.

§ 34-15-10. Summons of party omitted from original process.In any action for partition, if any person who ought to be a party to the action is omitted, the action shall not be thereby abated; but if the omission of the party is pleaded, a summons shall issue to the person thus omitted, which summons shall be served in the manner prescribed by law at least twenty (20) days before trial, and the person may come in and defend in the same manner as though he or she had been originally made a party to the action, and if the person thus summoned appears or neglects to appear, his or her name may be inserted in the process by the court, and judgment shall be rendered in the action in the same manner as if the person had been originally a party.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 265, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 330, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 381, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 586, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 34-15-10.
RI Gen L § 34-15-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-15 - Partition|Section 34-15-11 - Appointment of guardian ad litem.

§ 34-15-11. Appointment of guardian ad litem.If, in any such action, the defendant is an infant, of unsound mind or otherwise incapacitated to take care of his or her right and estate, the court before which such action shall be pending shall appoint some discreet and disinterested person as guardian to defend the infant, person of unsound mind, or person otherwise incapacitated, against the action, and in case of judgment for partition, to attend to the partition to be made, and take charge of the interest of the person for whom he or she is appointed guardian.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 265, § 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 330, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 381, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 586, § 11.
RI Gen L § 34-15-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-15 - Partition|Section 34-15-12 - Death of party - Substitution of heirs or devisees.

§ 34-15-12. Death of party — Substitution of heirs or devisees.No action for partition shall be abated by the decease of either of the parties plaintiff or defendant in the action. In case of the decease of either of the plaintiffs or defendants in the action, the court shall cause the heirs at law or devisees of the deceased party to be notified of the pendency of the action in the same manner as if they had been parties in the original action, and may, after the notice has been given, render judgment in the action in the same manner as might have been done had the heirs or devisees been original parties in the action.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 265, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 330, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 381, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 586, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 34-15-12.
RI Gen L § 34-15-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-15 - Partition|Section 34-15-13 - Voluntary appearance by heirs or devisees of deceased party.

§ 34-15-13. Voluntary appearance by heirs or devisees of deceased party.If the deceased person's heirs or devisees voluntarily appear in court without notice as provided in § 34-15-12, the court may proceed without further delay to try, render judgment, and proceed in the action.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 265, § 13; G.L. 1909, ch. 330, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 381, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 586, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 34-15-13.
RI Gen L § 34-15-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-15 - Partition|Section 34-15-14 - Joint or several answers.

§ 34-15-14. Joint or several answers.In actions for partition against several defendants, each of the defendants may answer severally, or any two (2) or more may answer jointly, and in their answers set forth the right or interest which they and each of them have in the estate for the partition of which the action is commenced.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 265, § 14; G.L. 1909, ch. 330, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 381, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 586, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 34-15-14.
RI Gen L § 34-15-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-15 - Partition|Section 34-15-15 - Order to set off share of party.

§ 34-15-15. Order to set off share of party.In actions for partition, the court may order the share of any plaintiff or of any defendant, or of any two (2) or more of the parties plaintiff and defendant, to be set off to the party or parties, dividing the remainder or leaving it undivided, in its discretion.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 265, § 15; G.L. 1909, ch. 330, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 381, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 586, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 34-15-15.
RI Gen L § 34-15-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-15 - Partition|Section 34-15-16 - Order of sale.

§ 34-15-16. Order of sale.In an action for partition, the superior court may, in its discretion, upon motion of any party to the action, order the whole premises sought to be divided, or any particular lot, portion, or tract thereof or the interest of the plaintiff or plaintiffs or of the defendant or defendants in the whole premises, or in any particular lot, portion, or tract thereof, to be sold, either at public auction or by private contract, under the direction of the court, by the commissioner or commissioners appointed to divide or sell the same; provided, that if the sale is made by private contract, it shall not be made for less than the sum fixed by the court in its decree authorizing the sale by private contract.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 265, § 16; C.P.A. 1905, § 1220; G.L. 1909, ch. 330, § 16; P.L. 1914, ch. 1084, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 381, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 586, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 34-15-16.
RI Gen L § 34-15-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-15 - Partition|Section 34-15-17 - Sale binding on parties to action.

§ 34-15-17. Sale binding on parties to action.No person interested in the estate and not a party to the action shall be bound by the sale, but the court may, upon motion, proceed to make all persons interested in the estate parties to the action, though nonresident, absent, or unknown, in the manner provided in this chapter; in which case, if the whole of their shares of the estate are ordered to be sold, the decree shall forever thereafter, in favor of the purchaser of the estate or shares, and of those claiming under or by virtue of the purchaser, be binding upon such nonresident, absent, or unknown person although not appearing to the action.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 265, § 17; G.L. 1909, ch. 330, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 381, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 586, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 34-15-17.
RI Gen L § 34-15-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 34 - Property|Chapter 34-15 - Partition|Section 34-15-18 - Division of proceeds of sale - Share set aside for absent or unknown parties.

§ 34-15-18. Division of proceeds of sale — Share set aside for absent or unknown parties.In case of a sale under this chapter, the proceeds of the sale shall be divided, under the direction of the court, between the parties entitled thereto, in lieu of their interest in the estate ordered or decreed to be sold, and the portion of the proceeds of sale to which any party or person absent from the state or unknown and not appearing to claim the proceeds, may be entitled, may be invested for that person by the commissioners, under the direction of the court, and in such name as the court may direct, after deducting from that portion the reasonable share of the costs and expenses of partition of the party or persons, to be allowed by the court to those entitled thereto. In all cases the investment and the further disposition of the proceeds, and the deposit and disposition to be made of the evidence thereof, shall be subject only to the order and control of the court.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 265, § 18; G.L. 1909, ch. 330, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 381, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 586, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 34-15-18.