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Massachusetts Statutes

§ 3 — Transitory actions; enumeration

Massachusetts § 3
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
Title IIACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS THEREIN
Ch. 223COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIONS, SERVICE OF PROCESS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, § 3 (2026).

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Section 3. Every action for rent, use and occupation or breach of covenant shall be considered a transitory action.

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