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R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-9-8 (2026)

Sale of undivided part or whole of land

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If the taxes are not paid, the collector shall, at the time and place appointed for the sale, sell by public auction for the amount of the taxes, assessments, rates, liens, interest, and necessary intervening charges, the smallest undivided part of the land which will bring the amount, but not less than one percent (1%), or the whole for the amount if no person offers to take an undivided part.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1974–2008 · leading case: Pleasant Mgmt., LLC v. Carrasco, 960 A.2d 216 (R.I. 2008).
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Pleasant Mgmt., LLC v. Carrasco, 960 A.2d 216 (R.I. 2008). “Sections 44-9-8 and 44-9-9. One who *227 purchases property at a tax sale acquires a title that is contingent upon the owner’s nonredemption.”
Pontes v. Lapatin (In re Pontes), 280 B.R. 20 (Bankr. D.R.I. 2002). · cites it 4× “The tax sale is defined by R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-9-8: "If the taxes are not paid, the collector shall .”
Phoenix J. Finnegan v. Bing, 772 A.2d 1070 (R.I. 2001). · cites it 3× “Section 44-9-8. In a tax sale, pursuant to § 44-9-8, the city collector “may sell the whole [title] only in the event that no person offers to take a smaller portion” of the title and yet pay the full amount of unpaid taxes and charges.”
L. Brayton Foundry Bldg., Inc. v. Santilli, 676 A.2d 1364 (R.I. 1996). · cites it 2× “Section 44-9-8. Recognizing that a tax sale is for the enforcement of taxes and not for the purpose of depriving an individual of his or her property, § 44-9-10(a) mandates that a specific type of notice be given to a taxpayer, whether or not the taxpayer is a state resident,…”
First Bank & Trust Co. v. City of Providence, 827 A.2d 606 (R.I. 2003). · cites it 2× “See § 44-9-8 (requiring the collector to sell property at public auction for unpaid taxes only "UN the taxes are not paid").”
Picerne v. Sylvestre, 324 A.2d 617 (R.I. 1974). “General Laws 1956 (1970 Reenactment) §44-9-8. As a practical matter, the only offer made in most sales is for the whole interest.”
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