Rhode Island § 33-21-5 § 33-21-5. Order for sale of real estate.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 33-21-5 — § 33-21-5. Order for sale of real estate.

Rhode Island § 33-21-5

Title 33Probate practice and procedure

Ch. 33-21Unclaimed Property

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-21-5 (2026).

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§ 33-21-5. Order for sale of real estate.
Whenever a town shall have been in possession of any real estate under the provisions
            of § 33-21-1 for ten (10) years without any person having claimed the same as heir at law, devisee,
            legatee, or legal representative of the deceased person, and shall, by complaint setting
            forth all the known facts in relation to the title and possession of the real estate
            and in relation to the person who died leaving the property, apply to the superior
            court for leave to sell and convey the real estate, the court shall order such notice
            of the pendency of the complaint as may to the court seem proper, and may, after the
 

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§ 33-21-5. Order for sale of real estate.

Whenever a town shall have been in possession of any real estate under the provisions of § 33-21-1 for ten (10) years without any person having claimed the same as heir at law, devisee, legatee, or legal representative of the deceased person, and shall, by complaint setting forth all the known facts in relation to the title and possession of the real estate and in relation to the person who died leaving the property, apply to the superior court for leave to sell and convey the real estate, the court shall order such notice of the pendency of the complaint as may to the court seem proper, and may, after the return of the notice and the hearing of all persons interested in the real estate, order the sale and conveyance of real estate in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as the court shall prescribe.