Foreclosure and Redemption of Mortgages

  1. Law
  2. Massachusetts General Laws
  3. Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases
  4. Remedies Relating to Real Property
  5. Foreclosure and Redemption of Mortgages

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Section
1

Foreclosure by Entry or Action; Continued Possession

Section
2

Entry Without Judgment; Memorandum or Certificate; Recording

Section
3

Declaration by Mortgagees; Conditional Judgment

Section
4

Procedure

Section
5

Form of Conditional Judgments Generally

Section
6

Form in Special Cases

Section
7

Discharge or Release on Satisfaction of Execution

Section
8

Form of Action; Parties

Section
9

Right of Entry Before Breach

Section
10

Foreclosure and Redemption Where Entry Made Before Breach

Section
11

Mortgages Containing Power of Sale; Court Order for Sale

Section
12

Procedure After Sale

Section
13

Necessary Parties

Section
14

Foreclosure Under Power of Sale; Procedure; Notice; Form

Section
14a

Foreclosure Database; Annual Report on Developments and Trends in Residential Property Foreclosures

Section
15

Copy of Notice; Affidavit; Recording; Evidence; Effect of Legal Challenges

Section
15a

Mortgagee Taking Possession or Conveying Title; Notice

Section
16

Repealed, 1971, 423, Sec. 22

Section
17

Conveyance by Mortgagor; Effect

Section
17a

Limitation of Actions

Section
17b

Notice of Intention to Foreclose; Necessity; Form; Notice and Affidavit

Section
17c

Waiver of Provisions of Secs. 17a and 17b; Validity

Section
18

Persons Authorized to Redeem

Section
19

Tender of Payment or Performance

Section
20

Accounting

Section
21

Time for Tender; Suit for Redemption

Section
22

Suit Without Previous Tender

Section
23

Amounts Not in Dispute; Order for Payment

Section
24

Costs

Section
25

Defective Tender

Section
26

Venue

Section
27

Judgment of Possession

Section
28

Interest

Section
29

Execution for Possession

Section
30

Judgment and Execution for Balance

Section
31

Distribution of Money Tendered and Paid Into Court

Section
32

Intervention

Section
33

Survival of Right of Redemption

Section
34

Tender to Guardian or Conservator

Section
35

Opening Foreclosure; Right of Redemption

Section
35a

Right of Residential Real Property Mortgagor to Cure a Default; Notice Required to Accelerate Maturity of Balance; Contents of Notice; Late Fees; Filing

Section
35b

Requirement of Reasonable Steps and Good Faith Effort to Avoid Foreclosure; Criteria; Notice of Right to Pursue Modified Mortgage; Recording of Affidavit of Compliance

Section
35c

Creditor Actions in Violation of Chapter

Section
36

Excess Received by Mortgagee; Recovery

Section
37

Discharge of Mortgages Held by Commonwealth

Section
38

Foreclosure

Section
39

Redemption Generally

Section
40

Action for Redemption; Jurisdiction; Process; Payments; Discharge

Section
41

Inspection of Property for Presence of Abandoned Animals