Chapter 244 is hereby amended by inserting after Section 1 the following section:-

Section 2: Foreclosure by Action: All foreclosures of residential mortgages on 1-6 family owner-occupied properties shall be initiated by the filing of a foreclosure complaint against the mortgagor in the Superior Court for the county or district in which the property is located. In addition to applicable rule, if service is not effected in hand, then it must be effected by both posting and mailing.

A defendant-residential mortgagor may raise all jurisdictional, 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 rescind or modify the mortgage including enforcement of sections 102 and 103 of Chapter 93, Chapter 151B, section 64 of Chapter 183, Chapter 183C and applicable regulatory requirements, recognize the voidness of any acts where applicable, 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 and shall proceed in compliance with section 27A-G of chapter 261.

The court shall record in the appropriate registry of deeds, at not cost to the court, a copy of any decision recognizing and fact (s) establishing the voidness of any previous act(s) of the person selling, predecessors in interest or assignors transferors.