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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 236, § 49A (2026)

Certain levies made void by operation of law

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Section 49A. If a levy on execution shall not have been completed by set-off under the provisions of sections six to twenty-three, inclusive, or by sale under the provisions of sections twenty-six to thirty, inclusive, within six years from the date on which notice of the execution was deposited in a registry of deeds under the provisions of section four, the levy if otherwise then valid shall be void as to any land within such registry district unless within said six-year period it shall be brought forward in such registry of deeds in the manner provided in section one hundred and fourteen A of chapter two hundred and twenty-three for bringing forward attachments of real estate. In case a levy becomes void under the provisions of this section the creditor may resort to any other legal remedy for the satisfaction of his judgment.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1995–2009 · leading case: Teschke v. Keller, 650 N.E.2d 1279 (Mass. App. Ct. 1995).
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Teschke v. Keller, 650 N.E.2d 1279 (Mass. App. Ct. 1995). “See G. L. c. 236, § 49A, and c. 223, § 114A. See also G.”
In re Mariano, 311 B.R. 335 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2004). “M.G.L. c. 236, § 49A. The parties here agree that Fleet's levy was properly "brought forward” and therefore has not expired.”
Familyfirst Bank v. Kusek, 657 F. Supp. 2d 258 (D. Mass. 2009). “” Mass. Gen. L. ch. 236, § 49A. As a result, the I.”
Bahnan v. PHNB Realty, Inc., 4 Mass. L. Rptr. 584 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1996). “at 635 , citing, inter alia, G.L.c. 236, §49A and c. 223, §114A. “In terms of allocation of burden, it is far more reasonable to impose a duty on the party conducting the sale to notify easily ascertainable [owners of the property subject to the levy] at their recorded addresses…”
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