Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60, § 67 (2026)
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Section 67. After the return day fixed, to be at least twenty days after the time of the actual issuance of notice, the court shall, if satisfied that the notice has been properly given, on motion of the petitioner enter an order defaulting all persons failing to appear and answer, and decreeing that the petition as to them be taken as confessed.
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cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2000–2024 · leading case: Town of Andover v. State Fin. Servs., Inc., 736 N.E.2d 837 (Mass. 2000).
Town of Andover v. State Fin. Servs., Inc., 736 N.E.2d 837 (Mass. 2000). “See G. L. c. 60, §§ 67, 69. Despite this foreclosure by the town in December, 1994, State Financial remained the assessed owner of the property until the tax bill for August 1, 1996, and the town continued to send State Financial tax assessments for 1995 and 1996.”
Woodbridge v. City of Greenfield, No. 3:23-cv-30093 (D. Mass. May 29, 2024). “[Mass.Gen. L. ch. 60, § 67]. If the taxpayer answers and appears, the municipality … files a request for a finding by the Land Court regarding the amount of money that the taxpayer must pay in order to redeem the property.”
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