General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
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 3. Judgment and execution; costs; appeal |
SECTION 4. Storage of property removed; notice of presence and condition of animals; 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 |
SECTION 14. Inspection of property for presence of abandoned animals |