R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36.1-3.01
A unit owners' association must be organized no later than the date the first unit in the condominium is conveyed to a purchaser. The membership of the association at all times shall consist exclusively of all the unit owners or, following termination of the condominium, of all former unit owners entitled to distributions of proceeds under § 34-36.1-2.18, or their heirs, successors, or assigns. The association shall be organized as a profit or nonprofit corporation or as an unincorporated association. In the case of an unincorporated association, a certificate evidencing the names of the executive board members and mailing address for the association shall be recorded with the municipal land records department for the city or town in which the condominium is located, which shall be updated as often as necessary to reflect any changes in the composition of the executive board.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-36.1-3.01