Massachusetts Statutes

§ 20 — Limitation of allowances

Massachusetts § 20
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
Title IIIREMEDIES RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY
Ch. 237WRITS OF ENTRY

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 237, § 20 (2026).

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Section 20. The amount recovered by the defendant upon such counterclaim shall not exceed the amount actually expended by the defendant and those under whom he claims, nor shall it exceed the amount by which the value of the land is actually increased thereby as assessed at the time of the action.

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