General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART II REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS |
TITLE I. TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY |
CHAPTER 184. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATIVE TO REAL PROPERTY |
SECTION 1. Rights of aliens |
SECTION 2. Conveyance of land subject to contingent remainder, executory devise or other estate in expectancy |
SECTION 3. Contingent remainders; taking effect; limitations |
SECTION 4. Land held in fee tail; liability for debts of tenant in tail |
SECTION 5. Conveyance vesting life estate and remainder to heirs |
SECTION 6. Interpretation of words importing want or failure of issue |
SECTION 6A. ''Heirs'' and ''next of kin'' construed |
SECTION 7. Creation of estate in common, joint tenancy or tenancy by the entirety |
SECTION 8. Conveyance to grantor and another |
SECTION 8A. Name and address of owner; request for information; records; penalty |
SECTION 9. Conveyance by tenant for life or years of greater estate |
SECTION 10. Acts of owner of precedent estate upon expectant estate; effect |
SECTION 11. Barring of estates tail |
SECTION 12. Fixtures annexed by life tenant; determination; removal |
SECTION 13. Repealed, 1957, 765, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 14. Sale of timber standing on land used by other than owner of fee |
SECTION 15. Proceedings affecting title to real property; recording and registration of memoranda of lis pendens; persons affected |
SECTION 16. Certificate of judgment, decree or final disposition; recording |
SECTION 17. Judgments or decrees; effect of recording |
SECTION 17A. Agreement for purchase and sale of real estate; acknowledgment; recordation |
SECTION 17B. Mortgage loan application; real estate consisting of a certain dwelling house; required statements and information |
SECTION 17C, 17D. Repealed, 2006, 63, Sec. 4B |
SECTION 18. Entry into land; legal proceedings required to recover possession of land or tenements; jurisdiction |
SECTION 19. Entry for breach of condition; certificate; recordation |
SECTION 20. Right of entry or action for recovery of real property; descent or discontinuance |
SECTION 21. Encumbrances upon real property; duty of grantor to inform grantee |
SECTION 22. Encumbrance of record; liability for removal |
SECTION 23. Conditions or restrictions; term of years; applicability |
SECTION 23A. Proceedings relating to building restrictions; limitation of actions |
SECTION 23B. Restrictive covenants based on race, religion, national origin or sex; validity; exception |
SECTION 23C. Solar energy systems; installation or use; restrictive provisions |
SECTION 23D. Community residences for disabled persons; restrictive provisions |
SECTION 24. Defects, irregularities or omissions in deeds; curative period |
SECTION 25. Indefinite references; effect; application |
SECTION 26. Land use or construction restrictions subject to this section and Secs. 27 to 30; definitions; sufficiency of description; presumptions |
SECTION 27. Restrictions imposed after December 31, 1961; limitations on enforceability; extension of period |
SECTION 28. Restrictions imposed before January 1, 1962; limitations on enforceability; extension of period |
SECTION 29. Notice or extension of restriction; prerequisites |
SECTION 30. Enforceability of restrictions; presumptions and prerequisites; temporary injunction |
SECTION 31. Restrictions, defined |
SECTION 32. Effect, enforcement, acquisition, and release of restrictions |
SECTION 33. Public restriction tract index |
SECTION 33A, 33B. Repealed, 2008, 521, Sec. 3 |
SECTION 34. Good faith purchasers of interests in real estate from trustees; binding effect on trust; recording conditions |
SECTION 35. Trustee's certificate; requirements; effect |