{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-20-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-20-2","heading":"Actions to recovery possession — Right of entry.","body":"In actions to recover possession of lands, tenements, or hereditaments, the plaintiff shall not be required to prove an actual entry under his or her title; but if he or she proves entitlement to an estate in the premises, whether as heir, devisee, purchaser, or otherwise, and proves a right of entry therein, this shall be deemed sufficient proof of his or her seisin, as alleged in the complaint; but no action shall be maintained unless the plaintiff has, at the time of commencing the same, a right of entry into the premises.","path":["Title 34 Property","Chapter 20 Trespass and Actions for Possession"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE34/34-20/34-20-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:46Z","sha256":"2008bf2a8a5a47e40cbd285aa7b1840978e9a61569d53c431a85ac72631ab367","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-20-1.1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-20-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}