Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-9-21 (2026)

Redemption from purchaser other than city or town

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Any person may redeem by paying or tendering to a purchaser, other than the city or town, his or her legal representatives, or assigns, or to the person to whom an assignment of a tax title has been made by the city or town, at any time prior to the filing of the petition for foreclosure, in the case of a purchaser the original sum and any intervening taxes that have been paid to the municipality plus interest thereon at the rate of one percent (1%) per month and costs paid by him or her, plus a penalty as provided in § 44-9-19, or in the case of an assignee of a tax title from a city or town, the amount stated in the instrument of assignment, plus the above-mentioned penalty. He or she may also redeem the land by paying or tendering to the treasurer the sum that he or she would be required to pay to the purchaser or to the assignee of a tax title, in which case the city or town treasurer shall be constituted the agent of the purchaser or assignee until the expiration of one year from the date of sale and not thereafter. 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
Cited in 15 cases, 1982–2020 · leading case: Sleboda v. Heirs at Law of Harris, 508 A.2d 652 (R.I. 1986).
Sleboda v. Heirs at Law of Harris, 508 A.2d 652 (R.I. 1986). · cites it 8× “In promulgating § 44-9-21, the General Assembly abolished the one-year redemption rule, opting instead for an indefinite redemption period.”
Pontes v. Cunha, 310 F. Supp. 2d 447 (D.R.I. 2004). · cites it 6× “The Notice did not advise Pontes of the statutory right to redeem his property, R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-9-21, 3 or of the existence of the procedures available to exercise the right of redemption.”
Pontes v. Lapatin (In Re Pontes), 280 B.R. 20 (Bankr. D.R.I. 2002). · cites it 12× “See R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 44-9-21 4 and 44-9-25 *25 (1999).”
Pleasant Mgmt., LLC v. Carrasco, 960 A.2d 216 (R.I. 2008). · cites it 2× “Section 44-9-21. Upon the filing of a foreclosure petition and an answer by the owner seeking redemption, a justice of the Superior Court will conduct a hearing to determine whether or not redemption should be granted.”
Albertson v. Leca, 447 A.2d 383 (R.I. 1982). · cites it 2× “Section 44-9-21. Upon the filing of a foreclosure petition and an answer by the owner seeking redemption, a justice of the Superior Court will conduct a hearing to *389 determine whether or not redemption should be granted.”
Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n v. Etta E. Malinou, 101 A.3d 860 (R.I. 2014). · cites it 2× “Section 44-9-21 provides in pertinent part that "[a]ny person may redeem by paying or tendering to a.”
Burns v. Conley, 526 F. Supp. 2d 235 (D.R.I. 2007). · cites it 2× “See R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 44-9-21 (2003) and 44-9-25 (2007); Pontes v.”
John Izzo v. Victor Realty, 132 A.3d 680 (R.I. 2016). “2013); see § 44-9-21. If the property has not been redeemed within a year of the tax sale, the purchaser at the tax sale may file a petition in Superior Court, to “foreclose upon any interested party’s right of redemption.”
First Bank & Trust Co. v. City of Providence, 827 A.2d 606 (R.I. 2003). · cites it 4× “Pursuant to § 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…”
Jeanne E. Johnson v. QBAR Assocs., 78 A.3d 48 (R.I. 2013). “3d at 876 ; see also § 44-9-21. If the property has not been redeemed within that year, the purchaser at the tax sale may file a petition to foreclose upon any interested party’s right of redemption.”
Patrick T. Conley v. Paul Fontaine, 138 A.3d 756 (R.I. 2016). “; see § 44-9-21. If, within a year of the tax sale, the property has not been redeemed, “the purchaser at the tax sale may file a petition in Superior Court to foreclose upon any interested party’s right of redemption.”
Mortg. Elec. Reg. Sys., Inc. v. Verissimo DePina, 63 A.3d 871 (R.I. 2013). “See §§ 44-9-21 and 44-9-25(a). After one year has passed without redemption, § 44-9-25(a) permits the purchaser to file a petition in the Superior Court seeking to foreclose all rights of redemption.”
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