R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-5-20.02 — Central Falls — Property tax classification — List of ratable property

(a) Notwithstanding any provision within § 44-5-11.8 to the contrary, on or before June 1, except in 1990, in which case the time is thirty
(30) days after June 1, 1990, the assessor in the city of Central Falls, after certification
for classification, shall submit to the director of revenue a list containing the
true, full, and fair cash value of the ratable estate and motor vehicles and shall
classify and provide a tax rate for the property according to the following use:
(1) “Class 1” includes residential property which is owner-occupied dwellings of no more
than five (5) units and which is property used or held for human habitation, including
rooming houses and mobile homes with facilities designed and used for living, sleeping,
cooking, and eating on a non-transient basis. Eligibility for the owner-occupied tax
classification shall be determined by compliance with § 44-3-34 and relevant city ordinances. This property includes accessory land, buildings, or
improvements incidental to the habitation and used exclusively by the residents of
the property or their guests. This property does not include a hotel, motel, commercial,
or industrial property.
(2) “Class 2” includes residential property which is owner-occupied dwellings of more
than five (5) units and non-owner-occupied dwellings, including the residential portion
of properties for mixed use as residential and commercial properties, and which is
property used or held for human habitation, including rooming houses and mobile homes
with facilities designed and used for living, sleeping, cooking, and eating on a non-transient
basis. This property includes accessory land, buildings, or improvements incidental
to the habitation and used exclusively by the residents of the property or their guests.
This property includes open space including “farmland,” “forestland,” and “open space
land” as defined in accordance with § 44-27-2. This property does not include a hotel, motel, commercial, or industrial property.
(3) “Class 3” includes personal property, previously subject to tax, and includes all
goods, chattels, and effects, wherever they may be, except those that are exempt from
taxation by the laws of the United States or of this state.
(4) “Class 4” includes every vehicle and trailer registered under chapter 3 of title 31.
(5) “Class 5” includes property used commercially, including the commercial portion of
properties for mixed use as residential and commercial properties or for industrial
manufacturing.
(b) The city of Central Falls may, by ordinance adopted by the city council, provide for
tax classification of property and tax rates in the city of Central Falls based on
the five (5) classes outlined in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The tax rate for Class 2 shall not exceed by two (2) times, the tax rate for Class
1; the tax rate for Class 5 shall not exceed by three (3) times, the tax rate for
Class 1; and the tax rate for Class 3 shall remain at the fixed rate of thirty-eight
dollars and thirty-three cents ($38.33) per one thousand dollars ($1,000) that was
present at the passage of § 44-5-12.2.