Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, § 29 (2026)

Levy of execution on land; personal property

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Section 29. If the creditor directs an officer to levy his execution on land, the officer shall serve it as provided in the following chapter. If he directs the officer to levy it on the personal property of the debtor, the officer shall serve it as provided in the following sections.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2000–2021 · leading case: Dolan v. Am. Student Assistance (In Re Dolan), 256 B.R. 230 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2000).

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Dolan v. Am. Student Assistance (In Re Dolan), 256 B.R. 230 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2000). “Under Massachusetts law, it is true that, subject to statutory exceptions, Mass.Gen.Laws ch. 235, § 34, creditors may reach property interests in satisfaction of obligations owed to them.”

Slive & Hanna, Inc. v. Massachusetts Comm'n Against Discrimination & Another., 178 N.E.3d 407 (Mass. App. Ct. 2021). “See G. L. c. 235, § 29. (Of course, had a court been involved, it is inconceivable that the judge would have Page 439 allowed the process to be used to pressure Shanahan into relinquishing his MCAD complaint.”

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