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2014 Massachusetts General Laws
PART III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
TITLE III REMEDIES RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY
CHAPTER 239 SUMMARY PROCESS FOR POSSESSION OF LAND
- Section 1 Persons entitled to summary process
- Section 1A Land or tenements used for residential purposes; action by lessor under this chapter to recover possession; conditions and restrictions
- Section 2 Jurisdiction; venue; form of writ
- Section 2A Reprisal for reporting violations of law, for tenant’s union activity, or actions taken pursuant to laws protecting tenants who are victims of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault or stalking; defense; presumption
- Section 3 Judgment and execution; costs; appeal
- Section 4 Storage of property removed; liens and enforcement; penalties
- Section 5 Appeal; bond; actions thereon; waiver; appeal of waiver or periodic payments; notice of decision
- Section 6 Condition of bond in action for possession after foreclosure of mortgage; after purchase
- Section 6A Condition of bond after foreclosure of tax title
- Section 7 Judgments; effect
- Section 8 Three years quiet possession; effect
- Section 8A Rent withholding; grounds; amount claimed; presumptions and burden of proof; procedures
- Section 9 Stay of proceedings
- Section 10 Stay of proceedings; hearings
- Section 11 Stay of proceedings; deposit of applicant
- Section 12 Stay of proceedings; validity of waiver in lease
- Section 13 Stay of proceedings; costs
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