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SECTION 9-4-9

   § 9-4-9  Lis pendens. – (a) No proceeding in court, hereafter taken, whether by filing bill, petition,declaration, or other complaint, or by rule of court or otherwise, and no finalorder, decree, or judgment, concerning the title to any real estate, in thisstate, or to any interest or easement therein, shall affect the title (exceptas to parties thereto and their heirs and devisees, and those having actualnotice thereof) as to any rights acquired before notice of the filing, or entryof the notice shall be recorded in the records of land evidence in the town orcity where the real estate is situated; the notice to be copied in a book dulyindexed and kept for that purpose. The notice shall briefly state the names ofall the parties, the court wherein filed, the date of filing, and the substanceof the bill, petition, declaration or other complaint, rule, order, decree, orjudgment, and a description of the real estate thereby affected, so as far asmay be necessary to warn any person subsequently dealing with the title to theland.

   (b) Any person causing such notice to be recorded shall,within seven (7) days of the recording, cause a copy of said notice to bemailed, regular mail, postage prepaid to all parties named in the bill,petition, declaration or other complaint, rule, order, decree, or judgment attheir last known address. Failure to comply with this provision shall notinvalidate the lis pendens.

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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-9 > Chapter-9-4 > 9-4-9

SECTION 9-4-9

   § 9-4-9  Lis pendens. – (a) No proceeding in court, hereafter taken, whether by filing bill, petition,declaration, or other complaint, or by rule of court or otherwise, and no finalorder, decree, or judgment, concerning the title to any real estate, in thisstate, or to any interest or easement therein, shall affect the title (exceptas to parties thereto and their heirs and devisees, and those having actualnotice thereof) as to any rights acquired before notice of the filing, or entryof the notice shall be recorded in the records of land evidence in the town orcity where the real estate is situated; the notice to be copied in a book dulyindexed and kept for that purpose. The notice shall briefly state the names ofall the parties, the court wherein filed, the date of filing, and the substanceof the bill, petition, declaration or other complaint, rule, order, decree, orjudgment, and a description of the real estate thereby affected, so as far asmay be necessary to warn any person subsequently dealing with the title to theland.

   (b) Any person causing such notice to be recorded shall,within seven (7) days of the recording, cause a copy of said notice to bemailed, regular mail, postage prepaid to all parties named in the bill,petition, declaration or other complaint, rule, order, decree, or judgment attheir last known address. Failure to comply with this provision shall notinvalidate the lis pendens.


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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-9 > Chapter-9-4 > 9-4-9

SECTION 9-4-9

   § 9-4-9  Lis pendens. – (a) No proceeding in court, hereafter taken, whether by filing bill, petition,declaration, or other complaint, or by rule of court or otherwise, and no finalorder, decree, or judgment, concerning the title to any real estate, in thisstate, or to any interest or easement therein, shall affect the title (exceptas to parties thereto and their heirs and devisees, and those having actualnotice thereof) as to any rights acquired before notice of the filing, or entryof the notice shall be recorded in the records of land evidence in the town orcity where the real estate is situated; the notice to be copied in a book dulyindexed and kept for that purpose. The notice shall briefly state the names ofall the parties, the court wherein filed, the date of filing, and the substanceof the bill, petition, declaration or other complaint, rule, order, decree, orjudgment, and a description of the real estate thereby affected, so as far asmay be necessary to warn any person subsequently dealing with the title to theland.

   (b) Any person causing such notice to be recorded shall,within seven (7) days of the recording, cause a copy of said notice to bemailed, regular mail, postage prepaid to all parties named in the bill,petition, declaration or other complaint, rule, order, decree, or judgment attheir last known address. Failure to comply with this provision shall notinvalidate the lis pendens.