Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 18 (2026)

Sale of property

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Section 18. If a lien is established the court shall order a sale of the property to be made by an officer qualified to serve civil process. The court may order a sale of a part of the property sufficient to satisfy the claims allowed, if such part can be set off from the residue and sold without damage to the whole.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1981–2004 · 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). “Although the issue is not before us in the present appeal, it may well be that a mechanic’s lien enforcement action would qualify as a compulsory counterclaim that must be asserted in the property owner’s action seeking to discharge that same lien.”

Mullen Lumber Co. v. F. P. Assocs., Inc., 419 N.E.2d 861 (Mass. App. Ct. 1981). “On April 23, 1980, the Superior Court issued a warrant (under G. L. c. 254, § 18) for the public sale of the Banouns’ home in whole or partial satisfaction of the judgment.”

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