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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part II REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS
  3. Title I TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY
  4. Chapter 188 HOMESTEADS
  5. Section 8 Prior mortgages, lien or other encumbrance

Section 8

Section 8: Prior mortgages, lien or other encumbrance

Section 8. No estate of homestead shall affect a mortgage, lien or other encumbrance previously existing, except as provided in this chapter.