SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1542        FILED ON: 2/17/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1321

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael D. Brady

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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:

 

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

 

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

3/25/2021

Adam J. Scanlon

14th Bristol

6/26/2021

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

8/31/2021


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1542        FILED ON: 2/17/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1321

By Mr. Brady, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1321) of Michael D. Brady and Josh S. Cutler relative to tax title expense on land taken or sold for nonpayment of taxes.  Municipalities and Regional Government.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1777 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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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 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “charges”, in line 17, 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 placing at the end of the section 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, 13, 55 and 65 the words “fifty dollars” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- $500 or actual costs, whichever is less.