Priority

R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-49-4., under Chapter 34-49 Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-49-4.

Prior recorded liens, mortgages, and other encumbrances shall have priority over a real estate broker’s lien. Such prior recorded liens, mortgages, and encumbrances shall include, without limitation, a mechanic’s lien claim that is recorded prior to the real estate broker’s notice of lien.