2016 -- H 7573 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO PROPERTY - FORM AND EFFECT OF CONVEYANCES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Solomon, Coughlin, and Keable | |
Date Introduced: February 11, 2016 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Sections 34-11-17 and 34-11-18 of the General Laws in Chapter 34-11 |
2 | entitled "Form and Effect of Conveyances" are hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 34-11-17. Effect of quitclaim deed. -- Effect of quitclaim deed or special warranty |
4 | deed.-- A deed substantially following the form entitled "Quitclaim Deed" or "Special Warranty |
5 | Deed" shall, when duly executed, have the force and effect of a deed in fee simple to the grantee |
6 | and his or her heirs and assigns, to his, her, and their own use, with covenants on the part of the |
7 | grantor, for himself or herself and for his or her heirs, executors, and administrators, with the |
8 | grantee and his or her heirs and assigns, that he or she will, and his or her heirs, executors, and |
9 | administrators shall, warrant and defend the granted premises to the grantee and his or her heirs |
10 | and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by, through, or |
11 | under the grantor. |
12 | 34-11-18. Meaning of quitclaim covenants Meaning of quitclaim covenants and |
13 | special warranty covenants. -- In any conveyance of real estate the words "with quitclaim |
14 | covenants" or with "special warranty covenants" either in the title or in the body of said deed |
15 | shall have the full force, meaning, and effect of the following words: "The grantor, for himself or |
16 | herself and for his or her heirs, executors and administrators, covenants with the grantee and his |
17 | or her heirs and assigns, that he or she will, and his or her heirs, executors and administrators |
18 | shall, warrant and defend the granted premises to the grantee and his or her heirs and assigns |
19 | forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by, through, or under the |
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1 | grantor." |
2 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage, and shall apply to all deeds, whether |
3 | recorded or unrecorded, with the words "special warranty" in their title, and/or the words "special |
4 | warranty covenants" in the body thereof. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO PROPERTY - FORM AND EFFECT OF CONVEYANCES | |
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1 | This act would allow for the use of the terms "special warranty deed" and "special |
2 | warranty covenants" in any deed of conveyance, whereby the grantor would warrant and defend |
3 | the granted premises to the grantee forever against lawful claims. It would apply to deeds |
4 | recorded or unrecorded with the words "special warranty" in their title, and/or the words "special |
5 | warranty covenants" in the body of the deed. |
6 | This act would take effect upon passage, and would apply to all deeds, whether recorded |
7 | or unrecorded, with the words "special warranty" in their title, and/or the words "special warranty |
8 | covenants" in the body thereof. |
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