Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 58A, § 8 (2026)

Hearings

✓ current as of July 2026

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section MAmalegislature.gov (official) JustiaChapter on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

Section 8. A hearing shall be granted if any party to an appeal so requests, and upon motion of any party to an appeal, or by direction of the board, any appeal may be set down for a hearing. Hearings may be held before less than a majority of the members of the board and the chairman may assign members to hold hearings. Hearings before the board, or any member thereof, shall be open to the public and such hearings and all proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with such rules of practice and procedure as the board may make and promulgate; provided, however, that such rules and amendments thereto shall comply with the filing provisions of section 5 of chapter 30A and such rules and amendments shall not take effect until so filed. The chairman may direct that two or more petitions for abatement of the taxes assessed upon real estate situated in the same general locality of the same town be heard together, irrespective of the identity of the appellants.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases, 1976–2002 · leading case: New Boston Garden Corp. v. Bd. of Assessors, 420 N.E.2d 298 (Mass. 1981).

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

New Boston Garden Corp. v. Bd. of Assessors, 420 N.E.2d 298 (Mass. 1981). “After a formal hearing pursuant to G. L. c. 58A, § 8, the board found that the fair cash value1 2 of the premises was $6,000,000 on each relevant date, and that the taxes should be assessed on a disproportionality ratio 3 of 26.”

Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. State Tax Comm'n, 345 N.E.2d 893 (Mass. 1976). “2 Rule 14, promulgated under G. L. c. 58A, § 8, provides in part: “Either party may amend his pleading, at any time before the decision of the Board, by consent of the adverse party or by leave of the Board.”

Foxboro Assocs. v. Bd. of Assessors, 433 N.E.2d 890 (Mass. 1982). “*681 The board held a hearing on the taxpayer’s petition (G. L. c. 58A, § 8) and also took a view of the property.”

Bayer Corp. v. Comm'r of Revenue, 436 Mass. 302 (Mass. 2002). “See G. L. c. 58A, § 8. The record does not indicate whether the board reviewed a transcript or a tape recording of the hearing.”

Fox v. Comm'r of Revenue, 746 N.E.2d 154 (Mass. App. Ct. 2001). “See G. L. c. 58A, § 8. The board is then required to render a decision and, if one of the parties so requests, make findings of fact and a report thereon in writing.”

Lynn Hosp. v. Bd. of Assessors of Lynn, 417 N.E.2d 14 (Mass. 1981). “See G. L. c. 58A, § 8. 2 Pursuant to G. L. c.”

New Boston Garden Corp. v. Bd. of Assessors, 507 N.E.2d 756 (Mass. App. Ct. 1987). “Surely overnight access to a copy of the report would have advanced the search for truth and made the proceeding fairer. No substantial harm to the Garden was threatened.”

Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.