140 Reservoir Avenue Associates v. Sepe Investments, LLC

OPINION

Justice SUTTELL,

for the Court.

The City of Providence (city), appeals from a Superior Court judgment ordering that a writ of mandamus be issued in a proceeding to foreclose the right of redemption to property purchased by 140 Reservoir Avenue Associates (140 Reservoir Avenue) at a tax sale. The writ directed the city treasurer to refund to 140 Reservoir Avenue $81,740.99, the amount the latter had paid for the property at the tax sale. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we vacate the judgment and quash the writ of mandamus.

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Facts and Procedural History

This appeal hinges upon the…