Massachusetts Chapter 139 — Common Nuisances
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139, § 1— Orders adjudging burnt or dangerous buildings, structures or vacant land to be nuisances; notice, hearing and service of copy of order
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139, § 2— Appeal to superior court; trial by jury; costs
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139, § 3— Abatement or removal of nuisance by aldermen or selectmen
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139, § 3A— Demolition or removal of building or structure or securing of vacant land; owner's liability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139, § 3B— Disbursement of insurance proceeds for loss, damage or destruction of building or structure; notice; lien
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139, § 4— Buildings used for prostitution, assignation or lewdness; nuisance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139, § 5— Penalty for maintaining place of prostitution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139, § 6— Enjoining nuisance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139, § 7— Complaint; filing; verification
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139, § 8— Temporary injunction restraining nuisance; removal of furniture and other property from place of prostitution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139, § 9— Decree for permanent injunction; sale of furniture; order closing building used for prostitution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139, § 10— Fee for removal and sale of movable property; application of proceeds of sale of place of prostitution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139, § 11— Modification of order of abatement; bond
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139, § 12— Dismissal of action; costs
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139, § 13— Appearance as witnesses of persons found in premises used for prostitution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139, § 14— Buildings resorted to for illegal gaming or used for illegal keeping or sale of alcoholic beverages; nuisance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139, § 15— Penalty for keeping or maintaining place used for illegal gaming or the illegal keeping or sale of alcoholic beverages
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139, § 16— Abatement of common nuisances
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139, § 16A— Enjoining maintenance of nuisance; order closing building; judgment for permanent injunction; posting of order
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139, § 17— Repealed, 1934, 328, Sec. 13
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139, § 18— Removal of booths used for sale of liquors or for illegal gaming from places of public gathering
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139, § 19— Voiding of lease of tenant using premises for common nuisance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139, § 20— Aiding or permitting nuisance