All taxes, charges, assessments, assessed against any person in any fire district, water district, sewer district, road district and lighting district within this state, pursuant to the act of incorporation of the district, for either real or personal estate, shall constitute a lien upon that person’s real estate in the district for the space of three (3) years after the assessment, and, if the real estate is not alienated, then until the taxes or fees are collected.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-9-3
Lien of fire district, lighting district, water district, sewer district and road district
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 253 F. Supp. 3d 425 - Pfeiffer v. American Alternative Insurance Corp. (2015)
Most recently applied in 253 F. Supp. 3d 425 - Pfeiffer v. American Alternative Insurance Corp. (November 2015)
P.L. 1898, ch. 575, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 60, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 62, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 32, §§ 4, 24; P.L. 1946, ch. 1800, § 1; P.L. 1952, ch. 3021, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 44-9-3; P.…
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.