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.
Purported grant of estate greater than owned by grantor
R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-4-3., under Chapter 34-4 Estates in Real Property.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-4-3.