Except as otherwise specified, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the right of any person, whether he or she have a valid lien hereunder or not, to remedies otherwise available to him or her under law; and the rights, if any, of any person who has filed his or her account and demand or claim under § 34-28-16 for any deficiency, or the rights, if any, of any person who has failed to file his or her account and demand or claim thereunder, against any other person (rather than against the property which is the subject matter of any complaint under this chapter) shall not be impaired by the provisions of this chapter. In the event that there is a conflict as to procedures between § 34-28-1 et seq. and the rules of civil procedure, then the procedures noted in § 34-28-1 et seq. shall prevail.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-28-33
Remedy of chapter not exclusive
Known as the Rhode Island Mechanics’ Lien Law
The act spans §§ 34–34 (43 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 801 F. Supp. 939 - Commercial Associates v. Tilcon Gammino, Inc. (1992)
Most recently applied in 801 F. Supp. 939 - Commercial Associates v. Tilcon Gammino, Inc. (September 1992)
P.L. 1965, ch. 235, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 630, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.