Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 143, § 59 (2026)
Enforcement of statutes and orders
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Section 59. The supreme judicial court or superior court may, upon the application of the commissioner, an inspector or local inspector, enforce by any suitable process or decree any section of this chapter, the state building code and any order or requirement of any person made under the authority thereof, which provisions or sections said commissioner, inspector or local inspector is, under this chapter or the state building code authorized to enforce.
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case, 1996–1996 · leading case: Balcam v. Town of Hingham, 669 N.E.2d 461 (Mass. App. Ct. 1996).
Balcam v. Town of Hingham, 669 N.E.2d 461 (Mass. App. Ct. 1996). “Plaintiffs were equally in error when, in their complaint, they invoked jurisdiction under G. L. c. 143, § 59, as amended through St.”
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