Rhode Island General Laws 44-9-39. Bar of persons notified of sale without foreclosure
Any person having a right of redemption or any other interest in the land conveyed or purporting to be conveyed under § 44-9-36 or 44-9-38, upon whom service of the notice of sale provided in § 44-9-36 has been made by registered or certified mail, who, prior to the sale, neither redeems the land nor brings proceedings to enjoin the sale, shall, upon the recording of the deed as required by § 44-9-36 or 44-9-38, be forever barred from raising any question concerning the validity of the title conveyed, and a statement contained in the treasurer’s deed that service has been made, naming the persons who were served by registered or certified mail, shall be prima facie evidence of service (Form 12).
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 32, § 56; P.L. 1946, ch. 1800, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3717, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 44-9-39.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 44-9-39
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6