HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2276        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3384

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul W. Mark

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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 amend the foreclosure statute to require judicial foreclosure.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

1/17/2019

Peter Capano

11th Essex

2/1/2019

Gerard J. Cassidy

9th Plymouth

1/29/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Daniel R. Cullinane

12th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/30/2019

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

2/1/2019

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

1/30/2019

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

1/31/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/1/2019

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

1/24/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/31/2019

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

2/1/2019

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

2/1/2019

John J. Mahoney

13th Worcester

1/31/2019

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

1/31/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/24/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

1/23/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2276        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3384

By Mr. Mark of Peru, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3384) of Paul W. Mark and others for legislation to require the judicial review of foreclosures on residential mortgages.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act to amend the foreclosure statute to require judicial 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 1. Chapter 244 is hereby amended by inserting after Section 1 the following section:–

SECTION 2: Foreclosure by Action: All foreclosures of residential mortgages on 1-4 family owner-occupied properties shall be initiated by the filing of a foreclosure complaint against the mortgagor in the Superior Court for the county in which the property is located. In addition to applicable rule, service shall be in hand or by posting and mailing.

A defendant-residential mortgagor may raise all legal and equitable claims and defenses against the mortgagee or any predecessor in interest, assignee, agent or any person or entity acting on behalf of such mortgagee. The court shall have the authority to modify the mortgage or grant any other appropriate relief as to the mortgagor but nothing in this section shall affect the rights of tenants or any legal occupants residing in the property that is the subject of the complaint. The court may set aside a default judgment for good cause shown.