Fixtures annexed to the freehold by a life tenant, or his or her assigns, may be removed during the continuance of the life estate, or within a reasonable time after its determination; and in determining what things so annexed are fixtures, the rules of the common law, which prevail as between the landlord and tenant for years, shall govern.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-17-4
Removal of fixtures annexed by life tenant
G.L. 1896, ch. 201, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 252, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 296, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 430, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 34-17-4.
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