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2017 Massachusetts General Laws
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE XX PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER
Chapter 139 COMMON NUISANCES
- Section 1 Orders adjudging buildings, structures or vacant land to be nuisances; notice, hearing and service of copy of order
- Section 2 Appeal to superior court; trial by jury; costs
- Section 3 Abatement or removal of nuisance by aldermen or selectmen
- Section 3A Demolition or removal of building or structure or securing of vacant land; owner's liability
- Section 3B Disbursement of insurance proceeds for loss, damage or destruction of building or structure; notice; lien
- Section 4 Buildings used for prostitution, assignation or lewdness; nuisance
- Section 5 Penalty
- Section 6 Enjoining nuisance
- Section 7 Complaint; filing; verification
- Section 8 Temporary injunction restraining nuisance; removal of furniture and other property
- Section 9 Decree for permanent injunction; sale of furniture; order closing building
- Section 10 Fee for removal and sale of movable property; application of proceeds of sale
- Section 11 Modification of order of abatement; bond
- Section 12 Dismissal of action; costs
- Section 13 Appearance as witnesses of persons found in premises used for prostitution
- Section 14 Buildings resorted to for illegal gaming or used for illegal keeping or sale of alcoholic beverages; nuisance
- Section 15 Penalty
- Section 16 Abatement of common nuisances
- Section 16A Enjoining maintenance of nuisance; order closing building; judgment for permanent injunction; posting of order
- Section 17 Repealed, 1934, 328, Sec. 13
- Section 18 Removal of booths used for sale of liquors or for illegal gaming from places of public gathering
- Section 19 Voiding of lease of tenant using premises for common nuisance
- Section 20 Aiding or permitting nuisance
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