§ 09-45-380

The proceeds of the sale of the encumbered property shall be applied under the direction of the court as follows: (1) to pay its just proportion of the general cost of the action; (2) to pay the costs of the reference; (3) to satisfy the several liens in their order of priority by payment of the sums due and to become due; (4) the residue among the owners of the property sold according to their respective shares, as found by the court.