Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, § 29 (2026)

Necessity of acknowledgment of deed; recordation

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Section 29. No deed shall be recorded unless a certificate of its acknowledgment or of the proof of its due execution, made as hereinafter provided, is endorsed upon or annexed to it, and such certificate shall be recorded at length with the deed to which it relates; but this section shall not apply to conveyances from the United States.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 20 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1979–2025 · leading case: Bank of Am., N.A. v. Casey, 52 N.E.3d 1030 (Mass. 2016).

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Bank of Am., N.A. v. Casey, 52 N.E.3d 1030 (Mass. 2016). · cites it 5× “Finally, the trustee argues that because the defect in the certificate of acknowledgment precluded the mortgage to which it was annexed from being legally recorded, see G. L. c. 183, § 29, the mortgage did not and could not enter the chain of title relating to the property.”

Mbazira v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (In re Mbazira), 518 B.R. 11 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2014). · cites it 7× “In In re Giroux, Judge Feeney of this district considered whether the failure to list the mortgagor’s name in a mortgage acknowledgement was a material defect that should have prevented the mortgage from having been accepted for recordation under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, § 29 .…”

Agin v. Green Tree Servicing, LLC (In re Shubert), 535 B.R. 488 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2015). · cites it 8× “§ 544 (a)(3) due to the absence of a proper certificate of acknowledgment in accordance with Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, § 29 . The material facts necessary to resolve the Cross-Motions are not in dispute, and the matter is ripe for summary judgment.”

Weiss v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (In re Kelley), 498 B.R. 392 (1st Cir. BAP 2013). · cites it 2× “Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, § 29 provides: No deed shall be recorded unless a cer-tifícate of its acknowledgment or of the proof of its due execution, made as hereinafter provided, is endorsed upon or annexed to it, and such certificate shall be recorded at length with the deed to…”

Lassman v. HSBC Bank USA., N.A. (In re DeMore), 530 B.R. 519 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2015). · cites it 5× “” In support of his argument, he notes that a mortgage must be duly acknowledged pursuant to Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, § 29 prior to registration in the Land Court, citing, Zona v.”

HSBC Bank USA, N.A. v. Lassman (In Re Demore), 844 F.3d 292 (1st Cir. 2016). · cites it 2× “is endorsed upon or annexed to it_” Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, § 29 . It is clear that, for the purposes of section 29, a mortgage constitutes a deed.”

Collins v. Huculak, 783 N.E.2d 834 (Mass. App. Ct. 2003). “Regardless, the judge did not refer to this fact in his legal analysis and, even if the finding were clearly erroneous, we do not consider it material to the analysis.”

Allen v. Allen, 16 N.E.3d 1078 (Mass. App. Ct. 2014). “See G. L. c. 183, § 29 (“No deed shall be recorded unless a certificate of its acknowledgment or of the proof of its due execution, made as hereinafter provided, is *300 endorsed upon or annexed to it”); 10 Dole v.”

Greater Love Tabernacle Church v. VFC Partners 18 LLC (In re Greater Love Tabernacle Church), 536 B.R. 38 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2015). · cites it 5× “The specific issue presented is whether the certificate of acknowledgment attached to the mortgage complies with Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, § 29 . The parties agree that the issue of whether or not the certificate of acknowledgment is defective under Massachusetts law is…”

Azevedo v. U.S. Bank N.A., 167 F. Supp. 3d 166 (D. Mass. 2016). “Even assuming, arguendo, that the notarization was defective, there is no indication that this alleged defect would render the underlying Assignment void.”

DeGiacomo v. First Call Mortg. Co. (In re Reznikov), 548 B.R. 606 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2016). · cites it 2× “Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, § 29 (“No deed shall be recorded unless a certificate of its acknowledgement or of the proof of its due execution, made as hereinafter provided, is endorsed upon or annexed to it, and such certificate shall be recorded at length with the deed to which it…”

In Re Dessources, 430 B.R. 330 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2010). “Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, § 29 . 31 . Mass.”

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