Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 83, § 28 (2026)
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Section 28. The provisions of chapter eighty relative to the apportionment, division, reassessment, abatement and collection of assessments, and to interest, shall apply to assessments made under this chapter.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1927–2013 · leading case: Tomaselli v. Beaulieu, 967 F. Supp. 2d 423 (D. Mass. 2013).
Tomaselli v. Beaulieu, 967 F. Supp. 2d 423 (D. Mass. 2013). “80 concerning the abatement process is made applicable to sewer betterment assessments by Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 83, § 28 . . The plaintiffs do not contend that the accrual date differs for any of their constitutional claims.”
Gudanowski v. Town of Northbridge, 458 N.E.2d 1207 (Mass. App. Ct. 1984). “Those provisions do not apply to sewer assessments made under G.”
Crofts v. Bd. of Assessors, 158 N.E. 561 (Mass. 1927). “80 “relative to the apportionment, division, reassessment, abatement and collection” of betterment assessments, made applicable by G. L. c. 83, § 28, to sidewalk assessments, do not include the requirements of G.”
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