Rhode Island § 45-29-29 - Eminent Domain for Housing Authority Projects
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§ 45-29-29. Eminent Domain for Housing Authority Projects
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-29-29
§ 45-29-29. Access of city and appraisers to property taken.
After the filing by the city of the surveys and maps mentioned in § 45-29-16, the city, its agents, and servants, may enter upon the premises included in them, for the purpose of making necessary surveys, examinations, estimates, and calculations, but always with the least possible annoyance to, and disturbance of, the owners and occupants thereof and their normal use and enjoyment of the premises, without in any instance being liable for trespass. Likewise, the appraisers, when appointed, their servants, agents, employees, and other persons as may be designated by the court, may enter upon the premises and examine every part of the premises to the extent required for a complete appraisal of the premises, but always with the least possible annoyance to, and disturbance of, the owners and occupants of the premises and their normal use and enjoyment of the premises, without in any instance being liable for trespass.
History of Section.
P.L. 1935, ch. 2256, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 345, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 45-29-29.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-29-29 ("Eminent Domain for Housing Authority Projects") 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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