The probate court which issued letters testamentary, of administration, guardianship, or conservatorship may grant authority to an executor or administrator to sell the real estate of a deceased person, or to a guardian or conservator to sell the real estate of his or her ward, for cash or on credit, upon a petition filed describing the particular estate to be sold and setting forth the facts on which the petition is founded.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-19-3