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General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
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PART III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES |
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TITLE IV. CERTAIN WRITS AND PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES |
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CHAPTER 254. LIENS ON BUILDINGS AND LAND |
| SECTION 1. Labor performed; limitation on lien; filing |
| SECTION 2. Written contract; notice; time for filing; form |
| SECTION 2A. Written contract; substantial completion; definitions; notice; filing; form; certified mail |
| SECTION 2B. Termination of written contract; notice; filing; form; certified mail |
| SECTION 2C. Design professional's lien upon real property; form and filing of notice |
| SECTION 2D. Subcontractor of design professional; lien; form and filing of notice |
| SECTION 3. Repealed, 1996, 364, Sec. 4 |
| SECTION 4. Subcontractors; written contract; notice; filing; form; indirect contractual relationship; notice of identification |
| SECTION 5. Enforcement of lien; procedure |
| SECTION 5A. Court order authorizing sale of real estate; procedure |
| SECTION 6. Public property; exemption |
| SECTION 7. Mortgages; invalidity of subsequent liens |
| SECTION 8. Statement of amount due; time for filing; dissolution of lien |
| SECTION 9. Notice or statement; public inspection; recording |
| SECTION 10. Dissolution by notice |
| SECTION 11. Action to enforce lien; time to commence; validity of lien |
| SECTION 12. Written contract; recording of bond; form; enforcement |
| SECTION 13. Attachments |
| SECTION 14. Dissolution by bond recording; labor and materials; form of bond |
| SECTION 15. Dissolution by judgment |
| SECTION 15A. Application to court for order ruling on or discharging lien |
| SECTION 16. Repealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 322 |
| SECTION 17. Claims; allowance |
| SECTION 18. Sale of property |
| SECTION 19. Notice of sale |
| SECTION 20. Redemption; limitation |
| SECTION 21. Distribution of assets |
| SECTION 22. Costs |
| SECTION 23. Original owner; death or conveyance of interest; action to enforce lien |
| SECTION 24. Death of creditor; effect |
| SECTION 25. Estate less than fee simple; effect of sale |
| SECTION 26. Remedies |
| SECTION 27. Written contract; form of notice |
| SECTION 28. Subcontractor; written contract; notice; filing; form |
| SECTION 29. Laws applicable to Sec. 27 or 28 |
| SECTION 30. Recording; duty of register of deeds |
| SECTION 31. Apportionment; priority; proceedings; public contracts |
| SECTION 32. Void and unenforceable covenants, promises, etc.; exceptions |
| SECTION 33. Mortgagee's right to withhold funding, financing or payment for labor and materials |