Rhode Island General Laws 44-9-16. Conveyance of several unimproved parcels by single deed – Apportionment of costs
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If any unimproved and unoccupied parcels of land are sold for nonpayment of taxes assessed against the same person, the collector may convey in one deed to the same purchaser, or convey to the city or town any number of lots so advertised and sold, and the deed shall state the amount of the taxes and costs due for each lot. The cost of the sale shall be apportioned equally among all the lots sold, and the cost of the deed shall be apportioned equally among all the lots conveyed by the deed.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 62, § 48; P.L. 1937, ch. 2533, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 32, §§ 37, 49; P.L. 1946, ch. 1800, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 44-9-16.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 44-9-16
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- 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