HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3474 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3495
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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,.