Massachusetts § 35 Opening foreclosure; right of redemption

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 35 — Opening foreclosure; right of redemption

Massachusetts § 35

Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES

Title IIIREMEDIES RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY

Ch. 244FORECLOSURE AND REDEMPTION OF MORTGAGES

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 244, § 35 (2026).

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Section 35. If, after the foreclosure of a mortgage not containing a power of sale, the person entitled to the debt recovers judgment for any part thereof on the ground that the value of the land mortgaged at the time of the foreclosure was less than the amount due, such recovery shall open the foreclosure, and the person entitled may redeem the land although the three years limited therefor have expired, if suit for redemption is brought within one year after the recovery of such judgment.

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Section 35. If, after the foreclosure of a mortgage not containing a power of sale, the person entitled to the debt recovers judgment for any part thereof on the ground that the value of the land mortgaged at the time of the foreclosure was less than the amount due, such recovery shall open the foreclosure, and the person entitled may redeem the land although the three years limited therefor have expired, if suit for redemption is brought within one year after the recovery of such judgment.

Nearby Sections

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§ 35

Opening foreclosure; right of redemption

§ 35A

Right of residential real property mortgagor to cure a default; notice required to accelerate maturity of balance; contents of notice; late fees; filing

§ 35B

Requirement of reasonable steps and good faith effort to avoid foreclosure; criteria; notice of right to pursue modified mortgage; recording of affidavit of compliance

§ 35C

Creditor actions in violation of chapter

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