Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 244, § 13 (2026)
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Section 13. Unless the defendant is seized in fee simple in possession of the whole equity of redemption of the land demanded, an order for a sale shall not be made until all parties interested in the equity of redemption and whose estate or interest therein would be affected by such sale have been summoned to appear.
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case, 1985–1985 · leading case: Kirk v. MacDonald, 483 N.E.2d 832 (Mass. App. Ct. 1985).
Kirk v. MacDonald, 483 N.E.2d 832 (Mass. App. Ct. 1985). “6 That the Kirks have a place in the foreclosure action is made quite clear by G. L. c. 244, § 13, as amended by St. 1971, c.”
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