HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2910        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2336

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Denise Provost

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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 to require timely recourse to deficiency judgments after foreclosure.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/20/2017

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

 

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/31/2017

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

1/26/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2910        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2336

By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2336) of Denise Provost and others for legislation to reduce the time within which actions may be taken to recover certain amounts due after a foreclosure.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1552 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act to require timely recourse to deficiency judgments after foreclosure.

 

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

Section 17A of chapter 244 of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended as follows:- by striking the words "two years" in line 8 and substituting the words "three months," and by striking the words "two years" in line 10 and substituting the words "three months."