Rhode Island § 34-11-3 - Form and Effect of Conveyances
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§ 34-11-3. Form and Effect of Conveyances
R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-11-3
§ 34-11-3. Creation of co-tenancies by deed — Conveyances between husband and wife.
(a) In deeds hereafter made, lands, tenements and hereditaments, or a thing in action, may be conveyed by a person to him or herself jointly with another person by the like means by which it might be conveyed by him or her to another person; and may in like manner, be conveyed by a husband to his wife and by a wife to her husband, alone or jointly with another person; and may also in like manner, be conveyed by a husband to himself and to his wife and by a wife to herself and to her husband as tenants by the entirety; and may also in like manner be conveyed by co-tenants to any one of the co-tenants.
(b) A husband and his wife or any two (2) or more persons may convey real estate or interests therein to themselves as co-tenants under any tenancy allowable between them by law. This subsection shall not be construed so as to invalidate any deed of real estate or interest therein heretofore given by a husband and his wife or any two (2) or more persons to themselves as co-tenants under any tenancy allowable between them by law.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 202, § 20; G.L. 1909, ch. 253, § 20; G.L. 1923, ch. 297, § 20; G.L.
1938, ch. 435, § 17; P.L. 1947, ch. 1915, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3616, § 1; G.L. 1956,
§ 34-11-3; P.L. 1990, ch. 506, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34-11-3 ("Form and Effect of Conveyances") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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