Liens

"Whenever any building, canal, turnpike, railroad, or other improvement shall be constructed, erected, altered, or repaired by oral or written contract with or at the oral or written request of the owner, the owner being at the time the owner of the land on which the improvement is located, or by the husband of such owner with the consent of his wife, the building, canal, turnpike, railroad, or other improvement, together with the land, is hereby made liable and shall stand subject to liens for all the work done by any person in the construction, erection, alteration, or reparation of such building, canal, turnpike, railroad, or other improvement, and for the materials used in the construction, erection, alteration, or reparation thereof, which have been furnished by any person. (R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-28-1)

(a) The owner of a self-service storage facility and his or her heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns shall have a lien on all personal property located at a self-service storage facility for rent, labor, insurance, or other valid charges, present or future, in relation to the personal property stored, and for expenses necessary for the preservation of the personal property or reasonably incurred in its sale pursuant to law. The lien attaches as of the date the personal property is stored in the self-service storage facility, and the rental agreement shall contain a conspicuous statement notifying the occupant of the existence of the lien.

(b) The owner loses its lien on any personal property that it voluntarily delivers or that it unjustifiably refuses to deliver. (R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-42-3) "

Real estate on which an improvement has been constructed, altered or repaired under contract or at the request of the owner, lessee or owner of less than freehold, or husband of owner with consent of wife, is subject to a lien for work done and for materials used in such construction, alteration and repair. R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-28-1, et seq. Significantly, a Rhode Island Superior Court recently ruled that the mechanic's lien statute is unconstitutional.