Rhode Island General Laws Title 10. Courts and Civil Procedure--Procedure in Particular Actions § 10-5-7. Classes of property named in writ--Limitation on filing execution

(1) The goods and chattels of the defendant;

(2) The defendant's real estate;  provided that, no attachment shall be filed against a defendant's principal residence for a judgment in any action where the plaintiff's claim against the defendant was based on medical debt.  For the purpose of this section, “medical debt” shall have the same meaning as defined in § 6-60-1;  and

(3) The defendant's personal estate in the hands or possession of any person, copartnership, or corporation, as the trustee, except as provided in § 6A-7-602, and the stock or shares in any banking association or other incorporated company, and may be varied so as to command the attachment of one or more of the classes of property of the defendant.