Rhode Island Single Family or Condominium Real Estate Sales Disclosure

The Rhode Island Single Family or Condominium Real Estate Sales Disclosure is a required form that sellers of single-family homes and condominium units use to inform buyers about the known condition of the property. It asks sellers to share information about major systems, structural components, utilities, environmental concerns, and any defects that could affect the home’s safety, value, or use. The goal of this disclosure is to give buyers clear and honest information so they can make informed decisions before signing a purchase agreement. This form is required under Rhode Island General Laws Section 5-20.8-2, which requires sellers to provide written notice of any known deficient conditions in residential real estate before a contract is finalized.

How Can I Get a Copy of the "Rhode Island Single Family or Condominium Real Estate Sales Disclosure"?

We will provide you a copy of any Rhode Island disclosure form for free upon submitting a flat fee MLS listing through our website. We charge a low, one-time flat fee to list your home on the MLS.

Are There Any Exemptions to Providing the Disclosure?

Yes, please review the civil code for the most current list. 

1. Transfer pursuant to a court order, including, but not limited to, transfer ordered by a probate court in administration of an estate, transfer pursuant to a writ of execution, transfer by a trustee in bankruptcy, transfer by eminent domain, and transfer resulting from a decree for specific performance
2. Transfer to a mortgagee by a mortgagor or pursuant to a foreclosure sale, or transfer by a mortgagee who has so acquired the real estate
3. Transfer by a fiduciary in the course of the administration of a decedent’s estate, guardianship, conservatorship, or trust
4. Transfer from one co-owner to one or more other co-owners
5. Transfer made to a spouse, or to a person or persons in the lineal line of consanguinity of one or more of the transferors
6. Transfer between spouses resulting from a decree of dissolution of marriage or a decree of legal separation or from a property settlement agreement incidental to that decree
7. Transfer from any governmental entity
8. Transfer of any new unoccupied dwelling unit from a builder or developer
9. Transfer by a relocation company
10. Transfer of title with no consideration
     

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