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2006 Massachusetts Code - CHAPTER 236. — LEVY OF EXECUTIONS ON LAND.
- Section 1. Land and rights subject to execution.
- Section 2. Estates tail.
- Section 3. Notice and appraisal.
- Section 4. Deposit of notice of land taken on execution or mesne process; Nantucketcounty.
- Section 5. Entries by register.
- Section 6. Levy by set-off; appointment of appraisers.
- Section 7. Qualifications and duties of appraisers; certificates of appraisal.
- Section 8. Valuation of estates as fee simple; exception.
- Section 9. Mortgaged land; appraisal.
- Section 10. Appraisal when several parcels are levied upon.
- Section 11. Description of land in certificate of appraisers; return.
- Section 12. Land held jointly or in common; levy upon.
- Section 13. Land incapable of division; levy upon.
- Section 14. Life estates; levy upon.
- Section 15. Rents and profits; levy upon; expiration of life estates.
- Section 16. Leased land; levy upon.
- Section 17. Levy on leased land where reversion of part only is taken.
- Section 18. Homestead property; levy of execution.
- Section 19. Delivery of seisin to creditor; debtor'srights in remainder — etc.
- Section 20. Momentary seisin.
- Section 21. Return and record of execution.
- Section 22. Record as prima facie evidence.
- Section 23. Officer's return; requisites.
- Section 24. Validity of levy as against subsequent attaching creditors and purchasers.
- Section 25. Levy valid against creditor.
- Section 26. Levy by sale; disposition of proceeds; lands taken on behalf ofcommonwealth.
- Section 27. Conduct of sale; effect.
- Section 28. Notice of sale.
- Section 29. Adjournment of sale.
- Section 30. Adjournment by court.
- Section 31. Suspension of levy; record; effect; liability of land.
- Section 32. Proceedings after dissolution of prior attachment.
- Section 33. Right of redemption; time; amount required; deed or release.
- Section 34. Ascertainment of amount due; tender.
- Section 35. Redemption of mortgage paid by creditor or purchaser.
- Section 36. Redemption of right to redeem from tax sale.
- Section 37. Redemption where levy on rents and profits of life estate.
- Section 38. Tender; refusal to release land; remedies.
- Section 39. Action for redemption.
- Section 40. Proceedings.
- Section 41. Costs.
- Section 42. Rights of debtors — creditors or purchasersexercisable by heirs, etc.
- Section 43. When levy considered made.
- Section 44. Service of notice.
- Section 45. Fees and charges.
- Section 46. Lands — etc., in different counties.
- Section 47. Time for bringing action for possession.
- Section 48. Levy on land subject to lien not allowed for.
- Section 49. Levy on right of redeeming land taken on execution.
- Section 49A. Certain levies made void by operation of law.
- Section 50. Waiver of levy; remedies.
- Section 51. Invalid levy; remedy.
- Section 52. Procedure.
- Section 53. Levy on land of deceased.
- Section 54. Decedent's land; effect of redemption.
- Section 55. Repealed — 1971, 423, Sec. 20.
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