{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-4-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-4-3","heading":"Purported grant of estate greater than owned by grantor.","body":"A conveyance made by a tenant for life or for years, purporting to grant a greater estate than he or she possesses or can lawfully convey, shall not work a forfeiture of his or her estate, but shall pass to the grantee all the estate which the tenant can lawfully convey.","path":["Title 34 Property","Chapter 4 Estates in Real Property"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE34/34-4/34-4-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:42Z","sha256":"eccb9658ce49b397c060e688bd47befa66e34731bb7d7c0fe3ba41c29d832cfe","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-4-2.1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-34-4-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}