Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60, § 56 (2026)

Taking in name of one of several owners; extent of taking

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Section 56. The assessment, sale or taking may be made in the name of one or more of the record owners at the date of assessment, and if so made, shall, subject to section forty-three, be deemed to be in the name of the owner thereof. Every such sale or taking shall be of the whole estate and not of the undivided interest of any joint owner thereof.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1984–2010 · leading case: Robertson v. Town of Plymouth, 468 N.E.2d 1090 (Mass. App. Ct. 1984).

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Robertson v. Town of Plymouth, 468 N.E.2d 1090 (Mass. App. Ct. 1984). “” This was true despite the fact that G. L. c. 60, § 56, permits assessment to “one or more of the record owners.”

Lamontagne v. Knightly, 572 N.E.2d 1375 (Mass. App. Ct. 1991). “” As Remi’s estate was never probated, the records in the county registry of deeds and registry of probate would have indicated that he and the children were the owners of the property as heirs of Angelina.”

Richardson v. Bd. of Selectmen of Blackstone, 27 Mass. L. Rptr. 591 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2010). “5 Second, they argue that the offset should be limited to the principal amount only and should not include accrued interest. As to their first argument, the Heirs do not dispute that the Town has authoriiy to collect one hundred percent of the outstanding taxes from any one of…”

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