Get Municipal Lien Certificate Request Form - Boylston

To obtain an Municipal Lien Certificate (MLC) (PDF), please complete this form and submit it to the Finance Department. The fee is $25 plus and include a stamped self-addressed envelope.

The Tax Collector completes any requests for a Municipal Lien Certificate, a form that may be printed and used by an Attorney and/or Title Searcher to acquire information in ance with Rhode Island General Laws §44-7-11, in order to prepare for a sale or refinance closing of real estate.

An MLC is good for 60 days.

Municipal Lien Requests can now be ordered online using the Invoice Cloud Store. Alternatively, a Municipal Lien Request Form (PDF) must be submitted to the Collector's Office. Each request should include the map and parcel ID number for the property and a self-addressed stamped envelope.

A Municipal Lien Certificate is a legal document that lists all unpaid taxes, assessments, and utility charges on a particular parcel. All requests must contain a parcel number, the property location and current owner's name. A self-addressed stamped envelope must be sent with the request.

The West Boylston property tax rate for 2021 is $18.46 per $1,000 in assessed value, a 0.64% decrease from 2020.

A statutory lien is placed on all real estate property, and on interest in certain securities, located in Rhode Island. That lien cannot be discharged until an estate tax return is filed and any taxes and fees for the decedent are paid in full.

A municipal lien is a claim against a business's property or assets. Until the lien is released, it provides the creditor with a security interest in the property.