{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-6-13.1-17","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-13.1-17","heading":"Contracts — Provision to sell real estate.","body":"It is unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or association to provide in any contract for the purchase of consumer goods or documents related to them a provision allowing the seller the power to sell or attach real estate for default without first obtaining an order by a court exercising proper jurisdiction of the subject matter.","path":["Title 6 Commercial Law — General Regulatory Provisions","Chapter 13.1 Deceptive Trade Practices"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE6/6-13.1/6-13.1-17.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:05:59Z","sha256":"5bbf62cbe6cec158ed047051edd2c96d3afc6c558cde39c91fe63d2f018dc713","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-6-13.1-16","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-6-13.1-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}