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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40C, § 13 (2026)

Jurisdiction of superior court; penalty

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Section 13. The superior court sitting in equity for the county in which the city or town is situated shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this chapter and any ordinance or by-law enacted hereunder and the determinations, rulings and regulations issued pursuant thereto and may, upon the petition of the mayor or of the board of selectmen or of the commission, restrain by injunction violations thereof; and, without limitation, such court may order the removal of any building, structure or exterior architectural feature constructed in violation thereof, or the substantial restoration of any building, structure or exterior architectural feature altered or demolished in violation thereof, and may issue such other orders for relief as may be equitable.

Whoever violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than five hundred dollars. Each day during any portion of which a violation continues to exist shall constitute a separate offense.

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Cited in 1 case, 2013–2013 · leading case: Roman Catholic Bishop v. City of Springfield, 724 F.3d 78 (1st Cir. 2013).
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Roman Catholic Bishop v. City of Springfield, 724 F.3d 78 (1st Cir. 2013). · cites it 3× “See Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40C, § 13. Under these circumstances, we conclude that RCB’s challenges to the enactment of the Ordinance satisfy the prudential fitness and hardship requirements of the ripeness test.”
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