Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 148, § 27 (2026)

Failure to comply with order of marshal

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Section 27. Any owner of a building who, within six months after having received an order from the marshal under section twenty-six, fails to comply with the requirement of such order shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2019–2019 · leading case: Summers v. City of Fitchburg, 940 F.3d 133 (1st Cir. 2019).

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Summers v. City of Fitchburg, 940 F.3d 133 (1st Cir. 2019). “See Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 148, § 27 . And in response to the plaintiffs' proposal to reduce the occupancy of each sober house to fewer than six residents, the City reasonably requested that the plaintiffs memorialize such a commitment in writing and allow periodic inspections.”

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