HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3474        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3495

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Brian M. Ashe

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to tax title expense.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/16/2015

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

8/5/2019

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

8/5/2019

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

8/5/2019

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

8/5/2019

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

8/5/2019

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

4/9/2015

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

8/5/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

4/9/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3474        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3495

By Mr. Ashe of Longmeadow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3495) of Brian M. Ashe and others relative to the recovery of legal fees incurred by municipalities on property in foreclosure.  Revenue.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to tax title expense.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  Section 62 of chapter 60 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “charges”, in line 18, the following words:- , which shall include all legal fees incurred to date.

SECTION 2.  Section 65 of said chapter 60, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the last sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- A city or town may add all legal fees incurred to date to the tax title account of the land to which the right of redemption is being foreclosed.

SECTION 3. Section 79 of said chapter 60, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 9, 12, 52 and 61 the words “fifty dollars” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- $500 or actual costs, whichever is less,.