(a) Any person having an interest in land sold for nonpayment of taxes, or his or her
heirs or assigns, at any time prior to the filing of a petition for foreclosure under
§ 44-9-25, if the land has been purchased by the city or town and has not been assigned, may
redeem the land by paying or tendering to the treasurer the sum for which the real
estate was purchased, plus a penalty which shall be ten percent (10%) of the purchase
price if redeemed within six (6) months after the date of the collector’s sale, and
an additional one percent (1%) of the purchase price for each succeeding month, together
with all charges lawfully added for intervening taxes, which have been paid to the
municipality, plus interest thereon at a rate of one percent (1%) per month, and expenses
assessed subsequently to the collector’s sale.
(b) The certificate of redemption shall be recorded by the treasurer on the land records
within twenty (20) days after the entire redemption amount has been paid to the municipality.
The recording costs for the certificate of redemption shall be paid by the redeeming
party.
(c) The right of redemption may be exercised only by those entitled to notice of the sale
pursuant to §§ 44-9-10 and 44-9-11.
Notes of Decisions
Sleboda v. Heirs at Law of Harris, 508 A.2d 652 (R.I. 1986).
· cites it 6× “ After one (1) year from a sale of land for taxs, except as provided in §§ 44-9-19 to 44-9-22, inclusive, whoever then holds the title thereby acquired may bring a petition in the superior court for the foreclosure of all rights of redemption thereunder.”
Pontes v. Cunha, 310 F. Supp. 2d 447 (D.R.I. 2004).
· cites it 2× “The petition stated in part: *449 After one year from a sale of land for taxes, except as provided in §§ 44-9-19 — 44-9-22, whoever then holds the title acquired may bring a petition in the superior court for the foreclosure of all rights of redemption thereunder.”
First Bank & Trust Co. v. City of Providence, 827 A.2d 606 (R.I. 2003).
· cites it 4× “44-9-21, any interested person may redeem property previously sold for nonpayment of taxes by paying to the purchaser or the person to whom an assignment of tax title has been made, "at any time prior to the filing of the petition for foreclosure [of all rights of redemption], *…”
Rhodes Assocs. v. City of Woonsocket, 523 A.2d 878 (R.I. 1987).
· cites it 3× “” Section 44-9-19 further provides that any person having an interest in land sold for nonpayment of taxes “may redeem the same by paying or tendering to the treasurer the sum for which said real estate was purchased, plus a penalty which shall be ten per cent (10%) of the…”
Pratt v. Woolley, 365 A.2d 424 (R.I. 1976).
“That petition was filed pursuant to §44-9-25, which provides as follows: *156 “After one (1) year from a sale of land for taxes, except as provided in §§44-9-19 to 44-9-22, inclusive, whoever then holds the title thereby acquired may bring a petition in the superior court for…”
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