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Real Estate Laws in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts real-estate law runs primarily through chapters 183–185 of the General Laws. Massachusetts is a title-theory state that allows non-judicial foreclosure via power of sale under M.G.L. c. 244, § 14, with significant statutory protections including the Right-to-Cure period and, since the 2012 Act Preventing Unlawful and Unnecessary Foreclosures, various borrower-protection rules.
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These chapters govern conveyances, liens, recording, condominiums, and related property issues in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts allows non-judicial foreclosure under the power of sale in a mortgage, subject to detailed notice, right-to-cure, and borrower-protection requirements.
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