Rhode Island General Laws Title 34. Property § 34-28-34. Definitions

(a) “ Construction, erection, alteration or reparation” and “ constructed, erected, altered or repaired,” as used in this chapter, means excavation and demolition preparatory to actual construction, erection, alteration, or reparation, except where used in the phrase “ actual and visible commencement, by excavation or otherwise, of such construction, erection, alteration or reparation,” in §§ 34-28-7 and 34-28-10, which phrase shall be construed to include the excavation or otherwise, but not demolition.

(b) “ Mortgage” as used in this chapter means construction mortgages, so called, which are given to secure the payment of a sum certain which is to be advanced at stated times or intervals.

(c) “ Person” as used in this chapter means corporations, partnerships, or other organizations or entities, except that the words “individual person” means only a natural person.