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Massachusetts Statutes

§ 8 — Three years quiet possession; effect

Massachusetts § 8
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Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
Title IIIREMEDIES RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY
Ch. 239SUMMARY PROCESS FOR POSSESSION OF LAND

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 239, § 8 (2026).

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Section 8. There shall be no recovery under this chapter of any land or tenements of which the defendant, his ancestors or those under whom he holds the land or tenements have been in quiet possession for three years next before the commencement of the action unless the defendant's estate therein is ended.

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Three years quiet possession; effect
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