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R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20.8-4

Buyer’s rights to inspection

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 575 F. Supp. 2d 379 - American Capital Corp. v. Blixseth (2008)

Most recently applied in 575 F. Supp. 2d 379 - American Capital Corp. v. Blixseth (August 2008)

P.L. 1992, ch. 425, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 375, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 394, § 1.

(a) Every contract for the purchase and sale of real estate shall provide that a potential purchaser or potential purchasers shall be permitted a ten-day (10) period, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, to conduct inspections of the property and any structures thereon before the purchaser(s) becomes obligated under the contract to purchase. The parties have the right to mutually agree upon a different period of time; provided, a potential purchaser may waive this right to inspection in writing.

(b) Failure to include the provision required in subsection (a) in the purchase and sale agreement for real estate does not create any defect in title.

(c) Failure to include in the purchase and sale agreement the provision required in subsection (a) shall entitle the purchaser to void the purchase and sale agreement by providing notice, in writing, to the seller prior to the transfer of the title at a closing.

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.