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R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-7-1. Conclusive title by peaceful possession under claim of title
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Where any person or persons, or others from whom he, she, or they derive their title, either by themselves, tenants or lessees, shall have been for the space of ten (10) years in the uninterrupted, quiet, peaceful and actual seisin and possession of any lands, tenements or heredi…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-7-2. Absentees and persons under disability — Reversioners and remaindermen
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Nothing in this chapter shall be so construed, deemed or taken, as to extend to prejudice the rights and claims of persons under age, persons of unsound mind, or persons imprisoned or beyond the limits of the United States, if they bring their suits within the space of ten (10) y…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-7-3. Easement of light and air denied
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Whoever has erected or may erect any house or other building near the land of another person, with windows overlooking the land, shall not, by mere continuance of the windows, acquire any easement of light or air so as to prevent the erection of any building thereon.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-7-4. Right of footway denied
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No right of footway, except claimed in connection with a right to pass with carriages, shall be acquired by prescription or adverse use for any length of time.