{"id":211,"date":"2026-05-13T07:33:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T07:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=211"},"modified":"2026-05-13T07:33:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T07:33:47","slug":"i-couldnt-get-in-my-own-house-man-fights-to-change-r-i-s-abandoned-property-law-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=211","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I couldn\u2019t get in my own house\u2019: Man fights to change R.I.\u2019s abandoned property law"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PROVIDENCE \u2014 \u2019s family has owned a triple-decker apartment building on Bennett Street in Woonsocket since 1974, and his father lived there until his death in February 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

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While the vacant property has had a few code violations, Zagrodny said he had been in contact with Woonsocket officials, installed new siding, spent $3,000 to fix the chimney, and continued paying the property taxes.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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So Zagrodny, who lives in Lincoln, was stunned when he visited the property in October and discovered that the locks had been changed. He said a notice \u2014 screwed to the new siding \u2014 informed him of a petition to appoint a receiver under the state\u2019s Abandoned Property Act.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was shocked,\u201d Zagrodny said in an interview May 5. \u201cI tried my key in the lock, but my key wouldn\u2019t fit. I couldn\u2019t get in my own house. They locked me out, and I never got a warning.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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