Rhode Island General Laws 44-23-12. Recording of lien against real estate – Discharge
Whenever a statement is filed with the tax administrator showing the ownership of real property, the tax administrator shall notify the recorder of deeds or the clerk of the city or town, as the case may be, in which the real property is located, and the recorder of deeds shall note in the land records of his or her office the decedent‘s name, and the fact that all real property belonging to the decedent is impressed with a lien under the provisions of this chapter. Upon the discharge of the lien, the tax administrator shall send the recorder of deeds a further notice showing the discharge and the manner of the discharge. The recorder of deeds is paid out of any money appropriated for expenses of tax administration, a fee of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) for a completed entry.
History of Section.
P.L. 1916, ch. 1339, § 3; P.L. 1920, ch. 1946, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 39, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 39, § 2; P.L. 1926, ch. 810, § 1; P.L. 1929, ch. 1355, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 43, § 2; P.L. 1939, ch. 664, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 44-23-12; P.L. 1973, ch. 263, art. 5, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 170, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 44-23-12
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9