Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 80, § 7 (2026)

Appeal to superior court

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Section 7. A person who is aggrieved by the refusal of the board to abate an assessment in whole or in part may within thirty days after notice of their decision appeal therefrom by filing a petition for the abatement of such assessment in the superior court for the county in which the land assessed is situated. If a single parcel of land so assessed lies in more than one county the petition may be filed in the superior court for either such county, and the court in which such petition is first filed shall have exclusive jurisdiction thereof.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1974–2024 · leading case: Tomaselli v. Beaulieu, 967 F. Supp. 2d 423 (D. Mass. 2013).

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Tomaselli v. Beaulieu, 967 F. Supp. 2d 423 (D. Mass. 2013). · cites it 3× “” Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 80, § 7 . In the alternative, a person aggrieved by the board’s decision may appeal within 30 days of the adverse decision “to the county commissioners of the county in which the land assessed is situated.”

Ninety Six, LLC v. Wareham Fire Dist., 94 N.E.3d 397 (Mass. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 2× “" Here, *756 the record contains conflicting evidence whether the plaintiff ever filed a petition for abatement (as opposed to one for extension, which is a different form of relief).”

SDK Med. Comput. Servs. Corp. v. Prof'l Operating Mgmt. Grp., Inc., 354 N.E.2d 852 (Mass. 1976). “G. L. c. 80, § 7 (Superior Court given exclusive jurisdiction of certain zoning appeals); Hull v.”

Gudanowski v. Town of Northbridge, 458 N.E.2d 1207 (Mass. App. Ct. 1984). “4 The first method *417 of appeal is provided by G. L. c. 80, § 7, which states, in pertinent part, that “[a] person who is aggrieved by the refusal of [a local] board to abate an assessment in whole or in part may .”

Zambernardi v. Bd. of Selectmen, 316 N.E.2d 630 (Mass. App. Ct. 1974). “548, 551 [1924]), and the validity of such an assessment, as distinguished from the amount thereof, is properly challenged in the Superior Court by a proceeding separate ahd distinct from any petition for abatement filed with the board under G.”

Ninety Six, LLC v. Wareham Fire Dist. (Mass. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 2× “Under G. L. c. 80, § 7, "[a] person who is aggrieved by the refusal of [a local] board to abate an assessment .”

Notre Dame Training Sch. v. Town of Tyngsborough & Others. (Mass. App. Ct. 2024). “3 See G. L. c. 80, § 7. A judge of that court entered 1 As is our usual practice, we take the parties' names as they appear in the operative complaint.”

Bozenhard v. Town of Shrewsbury, 18 Mass. L. Rptr. 141 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2004). “The Board denied the request and the Bozenhards have filed an appeal in the Superior Court pursuant to G.L.c. 80, §7. 3.Standard of Review Motions for summary judgment are governed by Rule 56 of the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure.”

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