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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 184A, § 7 (2026)

Fee simple determinable in land or fee simple subject to right of entry for condition broken; term

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Section 7. A fee simple determinable in land or a fee simple in land subject to a right of entry for condition broken shall become a fee simple absolute if the specified contingency does not occur within thirty years from the date when such fee simple determinable or such fee simple subject to a right of entry becomes possessory. If such contingency occurs within said thirty years the succeeding interest, which may be an interest in a person other than the person creating the interest or his heirs, shall become possessory or the right of entry exercisable notwithstanding the rule against perpetuities.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1992–2004 · leading case: Estes v. DeMello, 814 N.E.2d 1 (Mass. App. Ct. 2004).
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Estes v. DeMello, 814 N.E.2d 1 (Mass. App. Ct. 2004). “184A, § 3, now contained in G. L. c. 184A, § 7). Accordingly, the fact that it was possible at the time of the grant that its condition might never be satisfied does not invalidate the grant ab initia, and the interest conditionally granted would vest if the condition were…”
Howson v. Crombie Street Congregational Church, 412 Mass. 526 (Mass. 1992). · cites it 2× “(No issue has been raised by the defendant that the use of one room was sufficient to save the day for the defendant.”
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