Condominium Ownership Act
Rhode Island · Property · §§ 34-36-1 to 34-36-9 · 41 sections
Overview
The act establishes the legal framework for condominium ownership, under which real property is divided into individually owned units held alongside undivided interests in common areas and facilities. It sets out how a condominium is created and recorded — through a declaration, a plat, and deeds describing each unit — and how a project may later be expanded, contracted, converted, or removed from the statutory regime, while providing for separate taxation of units and the allocation of common expenses, common profits, and voting rights among owners. It also provides the governance structure, requiring bylaws and an owners' association subject to a period of declarant control, and addresses liens against units, insurance and reconstruction after damage, eminent domain awards, rental restrictions, and enforcement of the governing documents.
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Sections covered
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-1Short title
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-10Declaration — Recording
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-11Deeds — Contents
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-12Recording of instruments affecting property — Separate index
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-13Survey map
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-14Descriptions of unit
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-15Bylaws — Recording
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-16Bylaw provisions
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-17Records of management
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-18Release of initial liens
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-19Unit liens
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-2Applicability
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-20Common expenses — Payment
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-21Interest of unit owner acquired on forced sale
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-22Removal of property from application of chapter
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-23Resubmission of property to chapter
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-24Common profits and expenses — Distribution and charging
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-25Voluntary conveyance of unit
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-26Liability of unit owner for common expenses absolute
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-27Separate assessment for taxation
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-28Perpetuities and restraints on alienation
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-29Insurance
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-3Definitions
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-30Reconstruction on insured loss
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-31Repairs on insured loss
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-32Sale or disposition of entirety
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-33Actions relating to common areas
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-34Liability of unit owners, tenants, employees
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-34.1Rescission of purchase agreement or action for damages — Limitations of action
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-34.2Punitive damages — Attorney’s fees
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-35Chapter supplemental
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-36Severability
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-37Rights of tenants upon conversion to condominium ownership
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-38Applicability of local ordinance, regulation, and building codes
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-39Chapter continuity
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-4Units deemed separable
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-5Units may be held in ownership as in other property
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-6Exclusive ownership and possession
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-7Incidents of ownership
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-8Compliance with declaration and rules
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36-9Alterations
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