2004 RI Housing Act

RI Historic Preservation Tax Credit

Mortgage Foreclosure and Sale
Regulations related to initiate foreclosure on a property.

Abandoned Property
Related to remediating and receivorship of abandoned property.

Real Estate Non Utilization Tax
Enabling legislation to allow city to tax vacant and abandoned property.

Tax Sales
Outlines tax liens, sales, foreclosure, redemption, etc.

Redevelopment Agencies
Describes powers of city redevelopment agency.

Redevelopment Code Enforcement
Empowers redevelopment agency to carry out code enforcement project programs.

Redevelopment Projects
Allows for redevelopment plans including rehabilitation and acquisition.

Homestead Program
Enabling legislation allowing the city to convey vacant and unutilized property to owners who plan to rehabilitate the property.

Current:
Recently Passed S-0478 and H-6020 would authorize Rhode Island Housing to have first rights to acquire a tax lien on residential property while assisting the owner of that property to retain ownership.
View Providence Journal 8/29/05 Article
View Providence Journal 10/26/05 Article

H-6349 would clarify the procedure for bulk sales of tax liens and tax titles and would repeal any prior law inconsistent with proposed legislation.
6.01.05 Scheduled for a hearing.

S-0651 would establish and fund the neighborhood opportunities progrm to address housing and revitalization needs of the state's deteriorating neighborhoods.
5.05.05 Committee recommended the measure be helf for further study.

H-6241would create the Providence Development Corporation.
6.01.05 Scheduled for a hearing.

H-6239 would expand the right of a municipality to foreclose on the rights of redemption of unimproved land, would broaden the exemption or stabilization of taes on proeprty that has underone environmental remediation, would broaden the definition of "blighted and substandard areas" and woul create a municipal economic development zone in the city.

H-5358 and S-145 would create a Community Development Corporation Building Fund to strengthen the development capacity of RI CDCs.
5.05.05 Committee recommended the measure be helf for further study.

2004 (with last action taken):
H-8262 would require closing attorneys or officers conducting a conveyance of real property to collect and remit to the appropriate municipality or fire district the full amount of every tax or assessment itemized in the lien certificate.
5.13.04 Scheduled for hearing.

S-2741 would allow the foreclosure of tax title for abandoned unimproved land. 4.29.04 Held for further study.

H-7484 would amend certain provisions relative to tax sale.
7.01.04 Vetoed by Governor.

S-2852 would require that all taxpayers who are delinquent in their real estate tax obligations receive actual notice of date and time their property is to be sold at tax sale, as well as a concise and understandable explanation of their rights, obligations and legal options. It would also inform delinquent taxpayers’ where they could receive housing counseling services and or revolving fund to be administered by Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation. 2.11.04 Referred to Senate Judiciary.

City of Providence Code Of Ordinances

Section 2-73-76 Redemption, Foreclosure, and Disposition

Section 21-4-45 Condemnation

Section 21-39.1 Tax-Revered Properties Resale

Section 21-53 Regulation of bulk tax title sales

Section 21-129-136 Tax Exemption