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2021 Massachusetts General Laws
Part II - Real and Personal Property and Domestic Relations
Title I - Title to Real Property
Chapter 188 - Homesteads
- Section 1 - Definitions
- Section 1a - Repealed, 2010, 395, Sec. 1
- Section 2 - Homestead Protection for Elderly or Disabled Persons
- Section 3 - Acquisition and Creation of Estate of Homestead; Exemptions
- Section 4 - Automatic Homestead Exemption in Absence of a Valid Recorded Declaration of Homestead; Subordination of Automatic Exemption to Subsequent New Loan or Line of Credit
- Section 5 - Declaration of Homestead; Contents; Recording
- Section 6 - Use and Enjoyment of Homestead Estate by Spouse and Minor Children During Pendency of Case Filed in Probate Court; Prohibition Against Disposing of the Estate Upon Order of Probate Court
- Section 7 - Continuation of Estate of Homestead Existing at Death or Divorce of Holder for Benefit of Surviving or Former Spouse and Minor Children; Effect of Remarriage of Surviving or Former Spouse
- Section 7a - Repealed, 1971, 423, Sec. 7
- Section 8 - Prior Mortgages, Lien or Other Encumbrance
- Section 9 - Subordination of Estate of Homestead to Mortgage Executed by All Owners
- Section 10 - Termination of Estate of Homestead
- Section 11 - Protection of Proceeds Received on Account of Sale, Taking or Damage of Home Subject to an Estate of Homestead; Period of Protection
- Section 12 - Set Off of Homestead Estate to Insolvent Debtor; Appraisal of Property
- Section 13 - Effect of Statement of Marital Status of Grantor Contained in Deed, Release or Mortgage; Affidavit of Grantor, Releaser or Mortgagor as to Existence of Spouse
- Section 14 - Notice of Right to Declare Homestead Protection Required in All Mortgage Transactions
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