Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 125 (2026)

Refusal to supply because of default of previous occupant

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Section 125. A gas or electric company shall not refuse to supply gas or electricity for any building or premises to a person applying therefor who is not in arrears to it for any gas or electricity previously supplied to him, because a bill for gas or electricity remains unpaid by a previous occupant of such building or premises.

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Cited in 2 cases, 1981–1981 · leading case: Commonwealth Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. Inhabitants of the Town, 2 Mass. Supp. 850 (Mass. App. Ct. 1981).

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Commonwealth Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. Inhabitants of the Town, 2 Mass. Supp. 850 (Mass. App. Ct. 1981). · cites it 2× “G.L. c. 164, § 125 reads: A gas or ckclric company shall not refuse to supply gas or electricity .”

Commonwealth Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. Inhabitants of the Town of Shrewsbury, 1981 Mass. App. Div. 228 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 1981). · cites it 2× “G.L.c. 164, § 125 reads: A gas or electric company shall not refuse to supply gas or electricity for any building or premises to a person applying therefor who is not in arrears to it for any gas or electricity supplied to him, because a bill for gas or electricity remains…”

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