Washington County Notice of Lis Pendens - R.I. General Laws 9-4-9 Form (Rhode Island)
All Washington County specific forms and documents listed below are included in your immediate download package:
Notice of Lis Pendens Form
Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included Washington County compliant document last validated/updated 6/11/2025
Notice of Lis Pendens Guidelines
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included Washington County compliant document last validated/updated 4/29/2025
Completed Example of a Notice of Lis Pendens Document
Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included Washington County compliant document last validated/updated 3/31/2025
R.I. Certificate of Service Form
Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included Washington County compliant document last validated/updated 6/18/2025
Completed Example of the Certificate of Service Form
Example of a properly completed Rhode Island Notice of Lis Pendens - R.I. General Laws 9-4-9 document for reference.
Included Washington County compliant document last validated/updated 5/9/2025
The following Rhode Island and Washington County supplemental forms are included as a courtesy with your order:
When using these Notice of Lis Pendens - R.I. General Laws 9-4-9 forms, the subject real estate must be physically located in Washington County. The executed documents should then be recorded in one of the following offices:
Charlestown Town Clerk
4540 South County Trail, Charlestown, Rhode Island 02813
Hours: 8:30 to 4:30 / Recording until 3:45
Phone: (401) 364-1200
Exeter Town Clerk
675 Ten Rod Rd, Exeter, Rhode Island 02822
Hours: 9:00 to 4:00 M-F
Phone: (401) 294-3891
Hopkinton Town Clerk
1 Town House Rd, Hopkinton, Rhode Island 02833
Hours: 8:30 to 4:30 M-F
Phone: (401) 377-7777
Narragansett Town Clerk
25 Fifth Ave, Narragansett , Rhode Island 02882
Hours: 8:30am and 4:30pm M-F
Phone: (401) 782-0623
New Shoreham Town Clerk
16 Old Town Rd / PO Box 220, New Shoreham, Rhode Island 02807
Hours: 9:00 to 3:00 M-F
Phone: (401) 466-3200
North Kingstown Town Clerk
80 Boston Neck Rd, North Kingstown, Rhode Island 02852
Hours: 8:30 to 4:30 M-F / Recording until 3:30
Phone: (401) 268-1554
Richmond Town Clerk
5 Richmond Townhouse Rd, Wyoming, Rhode Island 02898
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am to 4pm
Phone: (401) 539-9000 Ext. 9
South Kingstown Town Clerk
180 High St, Wakefield, Rhode Island 02879
Hours: 8:30 to 4:30 M-F
Phone: (401) 789-9331 Ext 1236
Westerly Town Clerk
45 Broad St, Westerly, Rhode Island 02891
Hours: 8:30 to 4:15 M-F
Phone: (401) 348-2500
Local jurisdictions located in Washington County include:
- Ashaway
- Block Island
- Bradford
- Carolina
- Charlestown
- Exeter
- Hope Valley
- Hopkinton
- Kenyon
- Kingston
- Narragansett
- North Kingstown
- Peace Dale
- Rockville
- Saunderstown
- Shannock
- Slocum
- Wakefield
- West Kingston
- Westerly
- Wood River Junction
- Wyoming
How long does it take to get my forms?
Forms are available immediately after submitting payment.
How do I get my forms, are they emailed?
Immediately after you submit payment, the Washington County forms you order will be available for download directly from your account. You can then download the forms to your computer. If you do not already have an account, one will be created for you as part of the order process, and your login details will be provided to you. If you encounter any issues accessing your forms, please reach out to our support team for assistance. Forms are NOT emailed to you.
What does "validated/updated" mean?
This indicates the most recent date when at least one of the following occurred:
- Updated: The document was updated or changed to remain compliant.
- Validated: The document was examined by an attorney or staff, or it was successfully recorded in Washington County using our eRecording service.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Washington County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by Washington County including margin requirements, content requirements, font and font size requirements.
Can the Notice of Lis Pendens - R.I. General Laws 9-4-9 forms be re-used?
Yes. You can re-use the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have more than one property in Washington County that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in Washington County.
What are supplemental forms?
Often when a deed is recorded, additional documents are required by Rhode Island or Washington County. These could be tax related, informational, or even as simple as a coversheet. Supplemental forms are provided for free with your order where available.
What type of files are the forms?
All of our Washington County Notice of Lis Pendens - R.I. General Laws 9-4-9 forms are PDFs. You will need to have or get Adobe Reader to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.
Do I need any special software to use these forms?
You will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.
Do I have to enter all of my property information online?
No. The blank forms are downloaded to your computer and you fill them out there, at your convenience.
Can I save the completed form, email it to someone?
Yes, you can save your deed form at any point with your information in it. The forms can also be emailed, blank or complete, as attachments.
Are there any recurring fees involved?
No. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.
This form is used by the plaintiff or plaintiff's representative. A Notice of Lis Pendens gives notice that an existing court case is ongoing involving specific real property. Once recorded it gives notice to any future purchaser, lender, etc. that they are beholden to the outcome of the pending court case. In Rhode Island a plaintiff can file a lis pendens notice without court approval. For such notice the subject case must concern (the title to any real estate, in this state, or to any interest or easement therein) (Rhode Island General Laws 9-4-9(a)).
(Any person causing such notice to be recorded shall, within seven (7) days of the recording, cause a copy of said notice to be mailed, regular mail, postage prepaid to all parties named in the bill, petition, declaration or other complaint, rule, order, decree, or judgment at their last known address. Failure to comply with this provision shall not invalidate the lis pendens) ((Rhode Island General Laws 9-4-9(b)).
Included is Rhode Island Superior Court "Certificate of Service Form", for use when Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure requires service of a document to be certified by an attorney of record or a self-represented litigant.
(Rhode Island Notice of LP Package includes form, guidelines, and completed example) For use in Rhode Island only.
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The documents you receive here will meet, or exceed, the Washington County recording requirements for formatting. If there's an issue caused by our formatting, we'll make it right and refund your payment.
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