Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 241, § 14 (2026)

Indivisible land; partition

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Section 14. If a part of the land cannot be divided without great inconvenience to the owners, or is of greater value than the share of any party, or if all the land cannot be divided without such inconvenience, the whole or any part thereof may be set off to any one or more of the parties, with his or their consent, upon payment by him or them to any one or more of the others of such amounts of money as the commissioners award to make the partition just and equal.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1983–2019 · leading case: Ciani v. MacGrath, 114 N.E.3d 52 (Mass. 2019).

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Ciani v. MacGrath, 114 N.E.3d 52 (Mass. 2019). “" G. L. c. 241, § 14. Second, the judge may order a public auction or private sale of "the whole or any part of the land," followed by a distribution of the proceeds so as to make the partition "just and equal.”

Rice v. Santander Bank, N.A., 196 F. Supp. 3d 146 (D. Mass. 2016). “The complaint asserts that Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 241, § 14 is the cause of action for the unlawful foreclosure claim.”

Stylianopoulos v. Stylianopoulos, 455 N.E.2d 477 (Mass. App. Ct. 1983). “G. L. c. 241, §§ 14, 15 and 31. Batchelder v.”

Delta Materials Corp. v. Bagdon, 599 N.E.2d 250 (Mass. App. Ct. 1992). “” G. L. c. 241, § 14. The statutory mandate of equality has been interpreted as meaning “just and equitable.”

Sanborn v. Johns, 477 N.E.2d 196 (Mass. App. Ct. 1985). “See G. L. c. 241, §§ 14, 15 and 31. See also § 25.”

Leombruno v. Lowre, 111 N.E.3d 304 (Mass. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 4× “See also G. L. c. 241, § 14. "At bottom, the purpose of partition proceedings is to balance the rights and equities of the parties concerning the property at issue.”

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