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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 15A (2026)

Application to court for order ruling on or discharging lien

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Section 15A. If any person in interest, including but not limited to an owner, contractor, or mortgage holder, claims (a) that any person who has provided labor or materials or has agreed to provide funding, financing or payment for labor or materials, refuses to continue to provide such funding, financing or payments of labor or materials solely because of the filing or recording of a notice of contract pursuant to section two or a statement of claim referencing a lien under section one, or (b) it appears from the notice of contract or a statement of account that the claimant has no valid lien by reason of the character of, or the contract for, the labor or materials or professional services or rental equipment, appliances or tools furnished and for which a lien is claimed, or (c) that a notice or other instrument has not been filed or recorded in accordance with the applicable provisions of this chapter, or (d) that for any other reason a claimed lien is invalid by reason of failure to comply with any provision of this chapter, or (e) that any party's rights are foreclosed by a judgment or release, or (f) that any party wrongfully refuses to execute a notice of completion as required by section two A or improperly files or records a notice of termination under section two B, such person may apply to the superior court for the county where such land lies or in the district court in the judicial district where such land lies, for an order (i) ruling on the matter involved or (ii) summarily discharging of record the alleged lien or notice as the case may be. The holder of any recorded mortgage upon the affected property shall receive notice of and be entitled to appear and be heard in any proceeding brought under this section. An order of notice to appear and show cause why the relief demanded in the complaint should not be granted shall be served upon the necessary parties no later than seven days prior to the date of the scheduled hearing. If the necessary parties cannot be found, such service may be made as the court shall direct. The application shall be made upon a verified complaint accompanied by other written proof of the facts upon which the application is made. Upon granting or denying the application, the court shall enter a final judgment on the matter involved or expeditiously order such further proceedings as are just.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1999–2025 · leading case: Golden v. Gen. Builders Supply LLC, 807 N.E.2d 822 (Mass. 2004).
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Golden v. Gen. Builders Supply LLC, 807 N.E.2d 822 (Mass. 2004). · cites it 7× “Golden, filed an action to discharge the defendant’s hen pursuant to G. L. c. 254, § 15A (b) and (c). The defendant, General Builders Supply LLC (General Builders), sought to enforce its mechanic’s lien by way of a counterclaim filed four weeks after the deadline set forth in…”
Trace Constr., Inc. v. Dana Barros Sports Complex, LLC, 945 N.E.2d 833 (Mass. 2011). · cites it 2× “254, § 11. There is no dispute that the contractors and subcontractors have made the appropriate filings for creating a mechanic’s lien.”
Tremont Tower Condo., LLC v. George B.H. Macomber Co., 767 N.E.2d 20 (Mass. 2002). · cites it 2× “See G. L. c. 254, § 15A. We granted Mac-omber’s application for direct appellate review.”
C.R. Stone Concrete Contractors, Inc. v. Anderson (In Re C.R. Stone Concrete Contractors, Inc.), 346 B.R. 32 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2006). · cites it 3× “51 On February 10, 2005, Marini Management brought suit in Norfolk Superior Court 52 to discharge the Debtor’s mechanic’s lien claim on the Norwood Project pursuant to Mass. Gen. Laws. ch. 254, § 15A. 53 Prior to a hearing, the Debtor filed for relief under Chapter 11 of the…”
Madigan v. Trace Constr., Inc., 878 N.E.2d 568 (Mass. App. Ct. 2007). · cites it 5× “This is an action brought under G. L. c. 254, § 15A, for summary discharge of several mechanics’ liens encumbering the plaintiff’s real estate.”
Butler v. Anderson (In Re C.R. Stone Concrete Contractors, Inc.), 434 B.R. 208 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2010). · cites it 2× “52 On February 10, 2005, Marini Management brought suit in Norfolk Superior Court 53 to discharge the Debtor’s mechanic’s lien claim on the Norwood Project pursuant to Mass. Gen. Laws. ch. 254, § 15A. Prior to a hearing, the Debtor filed for bankruptcy relief.”
John Marini Mgmt. Co. v. Butler, 873 N.E.2d 1150 (Mass. App. Ct. 2007). · cites it 2× “Under G. L. c. 254, § 15A, a contractor, among other “person[s] in interest,” who claims that there is no valid lien because, inter alla, “(b) it appears from the notice of contract or a statement of account that the claimant has no valid hen by reason of the character of, or…”
Nat'l Lumber Co. v. Lombardi, 834 N.E.2d 267 (Mass. App. Ct. 2005). “The Blumes filed an application in the District Court, pursuant to G. L. c. 254, § 15A(c) and (d), to discharge National’s mechanic’s lien on the ground that National had failed to record an attested copy of its complaint in a timely manner, so that its lien was to be deemed…”
Fid. & Deposit Co. of Md. v. Beyond Constr., Inc., 111 N.E.3d 305 (Mass. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 3× “Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland (F&D) appeals from the judgment dismissing its application pursuant to G. L. c. 254, § 15A, for summary discharge of a mechanic's lien filed by Beyond Construction, Inc.”
Philip Alan, Inc. v. MSarcia Constr. Servs., Inc., 19 Mass. L. Rptr. 705 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2005). · cites it 3× “(Philip Alan), moves, pursuant to G.L.c. 254, §15A, for dissolution of a lien in the amount of $171,427.”
Harris v. Moynihan Lumber of Beverly, Inc., 1999 Mass. App. Div. 113 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 1999). “On September 5,1998, the Homeowner filed an action to dissolve the lien pur *114 suant to G.Lc. 254, §15A, and moved to dissolve the lien on the sole ground that Moynihan did not have the “written contraed’ necessary to support a mechanic’s lien.”
Burkhard Hotel Partners, LLC v. A. Giacalone Constr. Corp., 15 Mass. L. Rptr. 634 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2003). · cites it 2× “On June 11, 2002, Burkhard filed the instant action seeking to discharge the mechanic’s lien under G.L.c. 254, §15A, claiming that the mechanic’s lien must be dissolved because Giacalone fraudulently held itself out as a corporation and fraudulently inflated the amount of the…”
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Nat'l Lumber Co. v. Lombardi, 834 N.E.2d 267 (Mass. App. Ct. 2005). “The Blumes filed an application in the District Court, pursuant to G. L. c. 254, § 15A(c) and (d), to discharge National’s mechanic’s lien on the ground that National had failed to record an attested copy of its complaint in a timely manner, so that its lien was to be deemed…”
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