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Chapter 244

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 244

Foreclosure and Redemption of Mortgages

1Foreclosure by entry or action; continued possession 2Entry without judgment; memorandum or certificate; recording 3Declaration by mortgagees; conditional judgment 4Procedure 5Form of conditional judgments generally 6Form in special cases 7Discharge or release on satisfaction of execution 8Form of action; parties 9Right of entry before breach 10Foreclosure and redemption where entry made before breach 11Mortgages containing power of sale; court order for sale 12Procedure after sale 13Necessary parties 14Foreclosure under power of sale; procedure; notice; form 14AForeclosure database; annual report on developments and trends in residential property foreclosures 15Copy of notice; affidavit; recording; evidence; effect of legal challenges 15AMortgagee taking possession or conveying title; notice 17Conveyance by mortgagor; effect 17ALimitation of actions 17BNotice of intention to foreclose; necessity; form; notice and affidavit 17CWaiver of provisions of Secs. 17A and 17B; validity 18Persons authorized to redeem 19Tender of payment or performance 20Accounting 21Time for tender; suit for redemption 22Suit without previous tender 23Amounts not in dispute; order for payment 24Costs 25Defective tender 26Venue 27Judgment of possession 28Interest 29Execution for possession 30Judgment and execution for balance 31Distribution of money tendered and paid into court 32Intervention 33Survival of right of redemption 34Tender to guardian or conservator 35Opening foreclosure; right of redemption 35ARight of residential real property mortgagor to cure a default; notice required to accelerate maturity of balance; contents of notice; late fees; filing 35BRequirement of reasonable steps and good faith effort to avoid foreclosure; criteria; notice of right to pursue modified mortgage; recording of affidavit of compliance 35CCreditor actions in violation of chapter 36Excess received by mortgagee; recovery 37Discharge of mortgages held by commonwealth 38Foreclosure 39Redemption generally 40Action for redemption; jurisdiction; process; payments; discharge 41Inspection of property for presence of abandoned animals 42Mortgage foreclosures and evictions during federal government shutdown; protections for impacted federal workers