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Home » US Law » 2022 Rhode Island General Laws » Title 34 - Property » Chapter 34-28 - Mechanics’ Liens » Section 34-28-20. – Persons entitled to contest claims.

§ 34-28-20. Persons entitled to contest claims.

Every defendant to any complaint and every person claiming to have a lien under § 34-28-1, 34-28-2 or 34-28-3 on the property described therein or on any part thereof, and every person claiming an interest therein by title, claim, lease, mortgage, attachment, or other lien or encumbrance, may contest the right of the plaintiff and of all others claiming a lien under this chapter to the property or any part thereof to any lien, as well as the amount of the claim.

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 206, § 15; G.L. 1909, ch. 257, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 301, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 445, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 34-28-15; G.L. 1956, § 34-28-20; P.L. 1965, ch. 235, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 630, § 1.