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SECTION 34-28-3

   § 34-28-3  Improvements by consent of ownerof less than freehold. – Whenever any building, canal, turnpike, railroad, or other improvement shall beconstructed, erected, altered, or repaired by oral or written contract with orat the oral or written request of the owner, the owner being at the time lessthan sole owner of the fee simply (including, without restricting theforegoing, a life tenant, tenant in common, joint tenant, and tenant byentirety), or by the husband of the owner with the consent of his wife (and, inthe case of a tenant by entirety, no lien shall be had either against thehusband's or the wife's interest in the improvement unless the consent isgiven), the building, canal, turnpike, railroad, or other improvement, togetherwith the title and interest of the owner in the land on which the improvementis located, shall stand subject to liens for all the work done by any person inthe construction, erection, alteration, or reparation of such building, canal,turnpike, railroad, or other improvement, and for the materials used in theconstruction, erection, or reparation thereof, which have been furnished by anyperson, but not the interest or title of any other owner of an estate in suchland, unless the consent in writing of the other owner is first obtained,assenting to the construction, erection, alteration, or reparation.

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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-34 > Chapter-34-28 > 34-28-3

SECTION 34-28-3

   § 34-28-3  Improvements by consent of ownerof less than freehold. – Whenever any building, canal, turnpike, railroad, or other improvement shall beconstructed, erected, altered, or repaired by oral or written contract with orat the oral or written request of the owner, the owner being at the time lessthan sole owner of the fee simply (including, without restricting theforegoing, a life tenant, tenant in common, joint tenant, and tenant byentirety), or by the husband of the owner with the consent of his wife (and, inthe case of a tenant by entirety, no lien shall be had either against thehusband's or the wife's interest in the improvement unless the consent isgiven), the building, canal, turnpike, railroad, or other improvement, togetherwith the title and interest of the owner in the land on which the improvementis located, shall stand subject to liens for all the work done by any person inthe construction, erection, alteration, or reparation of such building, canal,turnpike, railroad, or other improvement, and for the materials used in theconstruction, erection, or reparation thereof, which have been furnished by anyperson, but not the interest or title of any other owner of an estate in suchland, unless the consent in writing of the other owner is first obtained,assenting to the construction, erection, alteration, or reparation.


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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-34 > Chapter-34-28 > 34-28-3

SECTION 34-28-3

   § 34-28-3  Improvements by consent of ownerof less than freehold. – Whenever any building, canal, turnpike, railroad, or other improvement shall beconstructed, erected, altered, or repaired by oral or written contract with orat the oral or written request of the owner, the owner being at the time lessthan sole owner of the fee simply (including, without restricting theforegoing, a life tenant, tenant in common, joint tenant, and tenant byentirety), or by the husband of the owner with the consent of his wife (and, inthe case of a tenant by entirety, no lien shall be had either against thehusband's or the wife's interest in the improvement unless the consent isgiven), the building, canal, turnpike, railroad, or other improvement, togetherwith the title and interest of the owner in the land on which the improvementis located, shall stand subject to liens for all the work done by any person inthe construction, erection, alteration, or reparation of such building, canal,turnpike, railroad, or other improvement, and for the materials used in theconstruction, erection, or reparation thereof, which have been furnished by anyperson, but not the interest or title of any other owner of an estate in suchland, unless the consent in writing of the other owner is first obtained,assenting to the construction, erection, alteration, or reparation.