It is unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or association to provide in any contract for the purchase of consumer goods or documents related to them a provision allowing the seller the power to sell or attach real estate for default without first obtaining an order by a court exercising proper jurisdiction of the subject matter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-13.1-17
Contracts — Provision to sell real estate
Known as the Unfair Trade Practice and Consumer Protection Act
The act spans §§ 6-13.1-10 to 6-13.1-9 (31 sections).
P.L. 1982, ch. 280, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 10.
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.