Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, § 37 (2026)

Notice of sale

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Section 37. The officer shall give notice of the time and place of sale by causing notices thereof to be posted forty-eight hours at least before the time of sale in a public place in the town where the sale is to be made, or by causing an advertisement of the time and place of sale to be published in a newspaper, if any, published in the town where the debtor had his last and usual place of residence.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1930–2021 · leading case: Slive & Hanna, Inc. v. Massachusetts Comm'n Against Discrimination & Another., 178 N.E.3d 407 (Mass. App. Ct. 2021).

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Slive & Hanna, Inc. v. Massachusetts Comm'n Against Discrimination & Another., 178 N.E.3d 407 (Mass. App. Ct. 2021). “The officer must give notice of the time and place of the sale by posting notices in a public place in the municipality where the sale is taking place or by publishing the information in a newspaper where the debtor had a last and usual place of residence at least forty-eight…”

Kolas v. LaRochelle, 169 N.E. 662 (Mass. 1930). “The sale of personal property on execution is governed, so far as applicable here, by G. L. c. 235, § 37, which provides that the officer shall give notice of the time and place of sale by causing notice to be posted in a public place in the town where the sale is to be made, or…”

Tourles v. Hall, 168 N.E.2d 505 (Mass. 1960). · cites it 2× “” On September 2 an “advertisement was placed” in the Boston Globe but not by the defendant, and on the same day there was a written demand by the judgment debtor Tourles that the defendant publish notice according to the provisions of G. L. c. 235, § 37. On September 3, the…”

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