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Rhode Island General Laws — Title 44 (Taxation)

R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-9-20

City or town treasurer’s release

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If land sold to a city or town for nonpayment of taxes, which has not been assigned, is redeemed, the treasurer shall sign, execute, and deliver on behalf of the city or town a release of all the right, title, and interest, which it acquired by the purchase in and to the land redeemed. The delivery of the instrument shall extinguish all right and title under the collector’s deed. If a person other than the owner of the fee rightfully redeems, the instrument when duly recorded shall be notice to all persons of the payment. If the amount so paid for redemption is paid by a holder of a mortgage on the premises, pays the amount so paid may be added to the mortgage debt (Form 3).

Amendment history

History of Section. G.L. 1938, ch. 32, § 40; P.L. 1946, ch. 1800, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 44-9-20.

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In this chapter (40 sections)
  1. 44-9-8 · Sale of undivided part or whole of land
  2. 44-9-8.1 · Taking for taxes
  3. 44-9-8.2 · Deed of taking
  4. 44-9-8.3 · Sale of owner-occupied residential property to housing agency
  5. 44-9-9 · Notice and advertisement of sale
  6. 44-9-10 · Notice of sale to taxpayer
  7. 44-9-11 · Notice to mortgagees and other parties in interest
  8. 44-9-12 · Collector’s deed — Rights conveyed to purchaser —…
  9. 44-9-13 · Entry by collector not required — Recording of tax sale list
  10. 44-9-13.1 · Tax title holders — Filing required statements
  11. 44-9-14 · Purchase by collector for city or town
  12. 44-9-15 · Recital in deed to city or town
  13. 44-9-16 · Conveyance of several unimproved parcels by single deed —…
  14. 44-9-17 · Lien for taxes assessed subsequent to sale
  15. 44-9-18 · Management and sale of land purchased by city or town —…
  16. 44-9-18.1 · Barrington — Assignments to The Barrington Land…
  17. 44-9-18.2 · Cities and towns — Assignments to redevelopment agencies
  18. 44-9-18.3 · Tiverton — Assignments to the Tiverton land trust
  19. 44-9-18.4 · Westerly — Assignments to the Westerly land trust
  20. 44-9-19 · Right of redemption from city or town
  21. 44-9-20 · City or town treasurer’s release
  22. 44-9-21 · Redemption from purchaser other than city or town
  23. 44-9-22 · Proceedings as to low value lands unaffected by redemption…
  24. 44-9-23 · Certificate of redemption money paid to treasurer
  25. 44-9-24 · Title absolute after foreclosure of redemption —…
  26. 44-9-25 · Petition for foreclosure of redemption
  27. 44-9-25.1 · Foreclosure of the rights of redemption on account of…
  28. 44-9-25.2 · Foreclosure of the rights of redemption on account of…
  29. 44-9-25.3 · Expedited foreclosure of the rights of redemption on…
  30. 44-9-26 · Deposit by petitioner to cover costs
  31. 44-9-27 · Examination of title — Notice to interested parties of…
  32. 44-9-28 · Order as to parties in default
  33. 44-9-29 · Redemption by party to foreclosure proceedings
  34. 44-9-30 · Decree barring redemption
  35. 44-9-31 · Contest of validity of tax title
  36. 44-9-32 · Recording of notices of foreclosure petition and final…
  37. 44-9-33 · Practice following course of equity
  38. 44-9-34 · Holding and disposition of land foreclosed by city or town
  39. 44-9-35 · Errors and irregularities in proceedings
  40. 44-9-36 · Sale by city or town treasurer without foreclosure
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