Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 83, § 20 (2026)

Fee for use of sewers

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Section 20. The owners of land or parts thereof not liable to assessment, or not in fact assessed, may use the common sewers for the disposal of their sewage from such land only on payment of such reasonable amount as the aldermen or the sewer commissioners, selectmen or road commissioners shall determine.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1960–1960 · leading case: O'MALLEY v. Comm'r of Pub. Works of Boston, 165 N.E.2d 113 (Mass. 1960).

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O'MALLEY v. Comm'r of Pub. Works of Boston, 165 N.E.2d 113 (Mass. 1960). “It would take clear language to lead us to find that the Legislature, in addition to the betterment assessment, intended to authorize also, or alternatively, the imposition of any permit fee constituting more than a modest inspection fee to pay for the inspector’s time.”

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