Rhode Island General Laws 45-33-13. Additional remedies conferrable on obligees
An agency has power, by its resolution, trust indenture, mortgage, lease, or other contract, to confer upon any obligee holding or representing a specified amount in bonds, the right (in addition to all rights that may otherwise be conferred), upon the happening of an event or default as defined in the resolution or instrument, by suit, action, or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction:
(1) To cause possession of any redevelopment project or any part of it to be surrendered to the obligee.
(2) To obtain the appointment of a receiver of any redevelopment project of the agency or any part of it and of the rents and profits from it. If a receiver is appointed, he or she may enter and take possession of the redevelopment project or any part of it, and operate and maintain the redevelopment project, and collect and receive all fees, rents, revenues, or other charges thereafter arising from it, and keep those moneys in a separate account or accounts and apply the moneys in accordance with the obligation of the agency as the court directs.
(3) To require the agency and its members and employees to account as if it and they were the trustees of an express trust.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 82; G.L. 1956, § 45-33-13.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 45-33-13
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.