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Rhode Island General Laws — Title 44 (Taxation)

R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-9-3

Lien of fire district, lighting district, water district, sewer district and road district

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All taxes, charges, assessments, assessed against any person in any fire district, water district, sewer district, road district and lighting district within this state, pursuant to the act of incorporation of the district, for either real or personal estate, shall constitute a lien upon that person’s real estate in the district for the space of three (3) years after the assessment, and, if the real estate is not alienated, then until the taxes or fees are collected.

Amendment history

History of Section. P.L. 1898, ch. 575, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 60, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 62, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 32, §§ 4, 24; P.L. 1946, ch. 1800, § 1; P.L. 1952, ch. 3021, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 44-9-3; P.L. 2003, ch. 262, § 1.

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In this chapter (40 sections)
  1. 44-9-1 · Tax titles on real estate
  2. 44-9-1.1 · Cumberland Hill fire district tax liens
  3. 44-9-2 · Taxes for which particular property liable
  4. 44-9-3 · Lien of fire district, lighting district, water district,…
  5. 44-9-4 · Collector of taxes — Powers, privileges, duties and…
  6. 44-9-5 · Agreements between cities or towns and fire districts, water…
  7. 44-9-6 · Primary liability of life estate
  8. 44-9-7 · Advertising and taking or sale of real estate
  9. 44-9-8 · Sale of undivided part or whole of land
  10. 44-9-8.1 · Taking for taxes
  11. 44-9-8.2 · Deed of taking
  12. 44-9-8.3 · Sale of owner-occupied residential property to housing agency
  13. 44-9-9 · Notice and advertisement of sale
  14. 44-9-10 · Notice of sale to taxpayer
  15. 44-9-11 · Notice to mortgagees and other parties in interest
  16. 44-9-12 · Collector’s deed — Rights conveyed to purchaser —…
  17. 44-9-13 · Entry by collector not required — Recording of tax sale list
  18. 44-9-13.1 · Tax title holders — Filing required statements
  19. 44-9-14 · Purchase by collector for city or town
  20. 44-9-15 · Recital in deed to city or town
  21. 44-9-16 · Conveyance of several unimproved parcels by single deed —…
  22. 44-9-17 · Lien for taxes assessed subsequent to sale
  23. 44-9-18 · Management and sale of land purchased by city or town —…
  24. 44-9-18.1 · Barrington — Assignments to The Barrington Land…
  25. 44-9-18.2 · Cities and towns — Assignments to redevelopment agencies
  26. 44-9-18.3 · Tiverton — Assignments to the Tiverton land trust
  27. 44-9-18.4 · Westerly — Assignments to the Westerly land trust
  28. 44-9-19 · Right of redemption from city or town
  29. 44-9-20 · City or town treasurer’s release
  30. 44-9-21 · Redemption from purchaser other than city or town
  31. 44-9-22 · Proceedings as to low value lands unaffected by redemption…
  32. 44-9-23 · Certificate of redemption money paid to treasurer
  33. 44-9-24 · Title absolute after foreclosure of redemption —…
  34. 44-9-25 · Petition for foreclosure of redemption
  35. 44-9-25.1 · Foreclosure of the rights of redemption on account of…
  36. 44-9-25.2 · Foreclosure of the rights of redemption on account of…
  37. 44-9-25.3 · Expedited foreclosure of the rights of redemption on…
  38. 44-9-26 · Deposit by petitioner to cover costs
  39. 44-9-27 · Examination of title — Notice to interested parties of…
  40. 44-9-28 · Order as to parties in default
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