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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183A, § 8 (2026)

Master deed; recording; contents

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Section 8. The master deed shall be recorded in the registry of deeds or the land registration office where the real estate is located and shall contain the following particulars:—

(a) The statement required by section two.

(b) A description of the land on which the building or buildings and improvements are located.

(c) A description of each building stating the number of stories, the number of units if there is more than one and the principal materials of which it is constructed.

(d) The unit designation of each unit, and a statement of its location, approximate area, number of rooms, and immediate common area to which it has access, and any other data necessary for its proper identification.

(e) A description of the common areas and facilities and the proportionate interest of each unit therein.

(f) A set of the floor plans of the building or buildings, showing the layout, location, unit numbers and dimensions of the units, stating the name of the building or that it has not a name, and bearing the verified statement of a registered architect, registered professional engineer, or registered land surveyor, certifying that the plans fully and accurately depict the layout, location, unit number and dimensions of the units as built.

(g) A statement of the purposes for which the building and each of the units are intended and the restrictions, if any, as to their use.

(h) The method by which the master deed may be amended.

(i) The name and mailing address of the corporation, trust or association which has been formed and through which the unit owners will manage and regulate the condominium, together with a statement that such corporation, trust or association has enacted by-laws pursuant to this chapter. If a trust or unincorporated association is named, the master deed shall also set forth the names of the trustees or managing board. Changes in the trustees or members of the managing board, as the case may be, or changes in the mailing address of the organization of unit owners subsequent to the recording of the master deed, shall be stated in a certificate signed and acknowledged by at least one trustee or member of the managing board then appearing of record, or by a vote of the unit owners, and signed and acknowledged by one of them, and such certificate or vote shall be recorded in the registry of deeds or land registration office where the real estate is located. Persons may rely in good faith upon the master deed, declaration of trust, or the most recently recorded certificate or vote as to the names of the trustees or members of the managing board and the address of the organization of unit owners. Notices under this chapter sent in writing to the address listed in the master deed, declaration of trust, or the most recently recorded certificate or vote, if relied upon in good faith, shall be deemed sufficiently given; provided, however, that the person or entity sending the notice has complied with other requirements, if any, of this chapter.

(j) The name of the lessor of each lease which is submitted to the provisions of this chapter and the recording data for each such lease or notice thereof.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 34 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1982–2024 · leading case: Rauseo v. Bd. of Assessors of Boston, 114 N.E.3d 1011 (Mass. App. Ct. 2018).
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Rauseo v. Bd. of Assessors of Boston, 114 N.E.3d 1011 (Mass. App. Ct. 2018). “As required by G. L. c. 183A, § 8, the master deed included, among other information, the unit designation of each unit; a statement of each unit's location, approximate area, and number of rooms, and the immediate common area to which it has access; and a description of the…”
Uno Restaurants, Inc. v. Boston Kenmore Realty Corp., 805 N.E.2d 957 (Mass. 2004). “On December 26, 1986, Boston Kenmore converted the hotel into 133 residential and commercial condominium units by recording a master deed pursuant to G. L. c. 183A, § 8, with the Suffolk County registry of deeds.”
Glickman v. Brown, 486 N.E.2d 737 (Mass. App. Ct. 1985). · cites it 2× “The plaintiffs, who are the trustees of the condominium management trust (G. L. c. 183A, § 8 [/]), brought this action against Brown and Keezer (G.”
DiBiase Corp. v. Jacobowitz, 682 N.E.2d 1382 (Mass. App. Ct. 1997). · cites it 6× “2 The developer recorded the master deed for the condominium on June 26, 1985, pursuant to G. L. c. 183A, § 8. The master deed described the premises constituting the condominium as encompassing the entire parcel of 46.”
Sea Pines Condo. III Ass'n v. Steffens, 814 N.E.2d 752 (Mass. App. Ct. 2004). · cites it 2× “The condominium was created by a master deed under G. L. c. 183A, § 8, recorded in 1977. The Sea Pines Condominium III Association (association), an unincorporated association, is the organization of unit owners for the condominium, established as described in G.”
Franklin v. Spadafora, 447 N.E.2d 1244 (Mass. 1983). · cites it 2× “In addition, and as noted previously, G. L. c. 183A, §§ 8 (g) & 11 (e), contemplate that restrictions may be imposed on the uses that may be made of units.”
JNM Hosp., Inc. v. McDaid, 59 N.E.3d 419 (Mass. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 2× “See G. L. c. 183A, §§ 8(0, 10. At issue are the provisions of JNM’s lease governing the ability to provide vehicle parking spaces to its customers.”
KACT, Inc. v. Rubin, 819 N.E.2d 610 (Mass. App. Ct. 2004). “The trial judge first recognized that any restrictions governing owners’ internal use of their units should have been incorporated in the master deed, see G. L. c. 183A, § 8(g), or, if the restrictions were “designed to prevent unreasonable interference with the use of.”
Scully v. Tillery, 926 N.E.2d 154 (Mass. 2010). · cites it 2× “10 On October 19, 1989, after construction of the phase I units was completed, the original master deed was recorded in the Barnstable registry of deeds (registry) by the Sippewisset Development Limited Partnership (Sippewisset) as the condominium’s declarant (developer),…”
Podell v. Lahn, 651 N.E.2d 859 (Mass. App. Ct. 1995). · cites it 2× “3 See G. L. c. 183A, § 8. From 1984 to 1988, the development took shape.”
Claudia Murrow v. Bd. of Assessors of Boston., 102 Mass. App. Ct. 278 (Mass. App. Ct. 2023). “The condominium's master deed contained all the particulars required by G. L. c. 183A, § 8, including "[a] description of the common areas and facilities and the proportionate interest of each unit therein.”
Woodvale Condo. Trust v. Scheff, 540 N.E.2d 206 (Mass. App. Ct. 1989). · cites it 2× “Among the restrictions in the master deed (see G. L. c. 183A, § 8) which created the Woodvale Condominium was a provision that, “Each of the residential buildings and each of the Units are intended to be solely for residential dwelling purposes.”
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— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183A, § 8(1) — 1 case
Eisenberg v. Phoenix Ass'n Mgmt., Inc., 10 Mass. L. Rptr. 345 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1999).
— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183A, § 8(A) — 1 case
Busalacchi v. McCabe, 883 N.E.2d 966 (Mass. App. Ct. 2008).
— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183A, § 8(e) — 1 case
Flynn v. Parker, 952 N.E.2d 934 (Mass. App. Ct. 2011).
— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183A, § 8(g) — 4 cases
KACT, Inc. v. Rubin, 819 N.E.2d 610 (Mass. App. Ct. 2004). “The trial judge first recognized that any restrictions governing owners’ internal use of their units should have been incorporated in the master deed, see G. L. c. 183A, § 8(g), or, if the restrictions were “designed to prevent unreasonable interference with the use of.”
Woodvale Condo. Trust v. Scheff, 540 N.E.2d 206 (Mass. App. Ct. 1989). “Among the restrictions in the master deed (see G. L. c. 183A, § 8) which created the Woodvale Condominium was a provision that, “Each of the residential buildings and each of the Units are intended to be solely for residential dwelling purposes.”
Devine v. Fischer, 5 Mass. L. Rptr. 194 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1996).
Glen Devin Condo. Ass'n v. Makhluf, 1994 Mass. App. Div. 227 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 1994).
— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183A, § 8(h) — 1 case
Diggs v. Wilmington Whispering Pines, LLC, 31 Mass. L. Rptr. 618 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2014).
— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183A, § 8(i) — 3 cases
Sea Pines Condo. III Ass'n v. Steffens, 814 N.E.2d 752 (Mass. App. Ct. 2004). “The condominium was created by a master deed under G. L. c. 183A, § 8, recorded in 1977. The Sea Pines Condominium III Association (association), an unincorporated association, is the organization of unit owners for the condominium, established as described in G.”
JNM Hosp., Inc. v. McDaid, 59 N.E.3d 419 (Mass. App. Ct. 2016). “See G. L. c. 183A, §§ 8(0, 10. At issue are the provisions of JNM’s lease governing the ability to provide vehicle parking spaces to its customers.”
Braunstein v. Dexter (In Re Aguilar), 450 B.R. 258 (1st Cir. BAP 2011).
— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183A, § 8(z) — 1 case
Osorno v. Simone, 779 N.E.2d 645 (Mass. App. Ct. 2002).
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