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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 184, § 16 (2026)

Certificate of judgment, decree or final disposition; recording

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Section 16. At any time after final judgment or a decree in favor of the defendant, or after the discontinuance, dismissal or other final disposition, by consent of parties or otherwise, of a proceeding mentioned in the preceding section, or in case of the non-entry of the writ, petition or bill of complaint, the clerk of the court wherein such judgment, decree, discontinuance, dismissal or other final disposition is recorded, or out of which such writ issued or to which such petition or bill of complaint was addressed, shall upon demand give a certificate of the fact of such judgment, decree, discontinuance, dismissal, final disposal or non-entry, and such certificate may be recorded in the registry in which the original record mentioned in said section was made.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1978–2018 · leading case: Debral Realty, Inc. v. DiChiara, 420 N.E.2d 343 (Mass. 1981).
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Debral Realty, Inc. v. DiChiara, 420 N.E.2d 343 (Mass. 1981). · cites it 2× “G. L. c. 184, § 16. 6 The statute is cast in terms of a limitation on the scope of the common law rule; it does not purport to create a new right, interest, or remedy in the litigant filing the memorandum of lis pendens.”
Vincent Realty Corp. v. City of Boston, 378 N.E.2d 73 (Mass. 1978). “” G. L. c. 184, §§ 16, 17. In accordance with well settled principles, we decline to reach a constitutional question not necessary to decision.”
Heller v. Turner Bros. Constr., Inc., 663 N.E.2d 1243 (Mass. App. Ct. 1996). “See G. L. c. 184, § 16; Massachusetts Conveyancers Association Title Standard No.”
Peterson v. Golden, 103 N.E.3d 766 (Mass. App. Ct. 2018). “See G. L. c. 184, § 16. Peterson's request for attorney's fees is denied.”
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