Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, § 6C (2026)

Residence and address of mortgagee or assignee

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Section 6C. Every mortgage and assignment of a mortgage presented for record shall contain or have endorsed upon it the residence and post office address of the mortgagee or assignee if said mortgagee or assignee is a natural person, or a business address, mail address or post office address of the mortgagee or assignee if the mortgagee or assignee is not a natural person. Such endorsement shall be recorded as part of the mortgage or assignment of a mortgage. Failure to comply with this section shall not affect the validity of any mortgage or assignment of a mortgage or the recording thereof. No register of deeds shall accept a mortgage or assignment of a mortgage for recording unless it is in compliance with the requirements of this section.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1995–2013 · leading case: Teschke v. Keller, 650 N.E.2d 1279 (Mass. App. Ct. 1995).

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Teschke v. Keller, 650 N.E.2d 1279 (Mass. App. Ct. 1995). “University’s full name and address were set out in the recorded mortgage, see G. L. c. 183, § 6C, and the ascertainability of that information is not in issue.”

Lopez v. Mortg. Elec. Reg. Sys., Inc. (In re Lopez), 486 B.R. 221 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2013). “Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, § 6C. Failure to provide the assignee’s address, however, is not fatal to the assignment.”

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