Massachusetts Chapter 254 — Liens on Buildings and Land

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 1— Labor performed; limitation on lien; filing
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 2— Written contract; notice; time for filing; form
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 2A— Written contract; substantial completion; definitions; notice; filing; form; certified mail
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 2B— Termination of written contract; notice; filing; form; certified mail
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 2C— Design professional's lien upon real property; form and filing of notice
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 2D— Subcontractor of design professional; lien; form and filing of notice
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 3— Repealed, 1996, 364, Sec. 4
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 4— Subcontractors; written contract; notice; filing; form; indirect contractual relationship; notice of identification
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 5— Enforcement of lien; procedure
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 5A— Court order authorizing sale of real estate; procedure
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 6— Public property; exemption
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 7— Mortgages; invalidity of subsequent liens
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 8— Statement of amount due; time for filing; dissolution of lien
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 9— Notice or statement; public inspection; recording
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 10— Dissolution by notice
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 11— Action to enforce lien; time to commence; validity of lien
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 12— Written contract; recording of bond; form; enforcement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 13— Attachments
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 14— Dissolution by bond recording; labor and materials; form of bond
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 15— Dissolution by judgment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 15A— Application to court for order ruling on or discharging lien
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 16— Repealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 322
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 17— Claims; allowance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 18— Sale of property
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 19— Notice of sale
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 20— Redemption; limitation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 21— Distribution of assets
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 22— Costs
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 23— Original owner; death or conveyance of interest; action to enforce lien
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 24— Death of creditor; effect
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 25— Estate less than fee simple; effect of sale
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 26— Remedies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 27— Liens on land raised or reclaimed by dredging; written contract; form of notice
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 28— Subcontractor; written contract; notice; filing; form
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 29— Laws applicable to Sec. 27 or 28
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 30— Recording; duty of register of deeds
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 31— Subcontractors' and suppliers' lien; apportionment; priority; proceedings; public contracts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 32— Void and unenforceable covenants, promises, etc.; exceptions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 33— Mortgagee's right to withhold funding, financing or payment for labor and materials