Quick answerRhode Island sells redeemable tax deeds for unpaid property taxes. Lien buyers can earn Penalty of 10% of the purchase price if redeemed within the first 6 months, plus an additional 1% of the purchase price for each succeeding month, plus 1% per month interest on intervening taxes paid by the purchaser (R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-9-19). Redemption: At least 1 year from the date of sale — the purchaser may not file a petition to foreclose the right of redemption until 1 year after the sale, and redemption continues until that foreclosure is decreed (§§ 44-9-19, 44-9-25) Sales: Set by each city/town collector, year-round; many municipalities hold an annual sale, commonly in spring (e.g. Providence's 2026 sale was May 21) Governing law: R.I. Gen. Laws Title 44, Chapter 9 (§§ 44-9-1 et seq., esp. §§ 44-9-8, 44-9-19, 44-9-25).