Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, § 1A (2026)

Instruments not under seal

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Section 1A. No instrument purporting to affect an interest in land shall be void because it is not sealed or does not recite a seal.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1983–2016 · leading case: Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n v. Rego, 50 N.E.3d 419 (Mass. 2016).

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Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n v. Rego, 50 N.E.3d 419 (Mass. 2016). “See G. L. c. 183, § 1A, inserted by St. 1977, c.”

Sullivan v. Kondaur Capital Corp., 7 N.E.3d 1113 (Mass. App. Ct. 2014). “See G. L. c. 183, § 1A. Con *209 versely, the Sullivans did not raise before the Land Court their claims that the assignments are unconstitutional (on grounds of substantive due process, procedural due process, and equal protection), and we decline to consider them for the first…”

Knott v. Racicot, 442 Mass. 314 (Mass. 2004). “106, § 2-203 (“The affixing of a seal to a writing evidencing a contract for sale or an offer to buy or sell goods does not constitute the writing a sealed instrument and the law with respect to sealed instruments does not apply to such a contract or offer”); G. L. c. 183, § 1A…”

Fairhaven Sav. Bank v. Callahan, 1983 Mass. App. Div. 179 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 1983). “In view of this, it is not necessary to consider the trial judge’s ruling as to the applicability of G.L.c. 183, §1A, inserted by St. 1977, Chapter 152 4 , as to the present case.”

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