Massachusetts Statutes

§ 5 — Action in the nature of mandamus

Massachusetts § 5
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
Title IVCERTAIN WRITS AND PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES
Ch. 249AUDITA QUERELA, CERTIORARI, MANDAMUS AND QUO WARRANTO

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 249, § 5 (2026).

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Section 5. A civil action to obtain relief formerly available by writ of mandamus may be brought in the supreme judicial or superior court or, if the matter involves any right, title or interest in land, or arises under or involves the subdivision control law, the zoning act, or municipal zoning, or subdivision ordinances, by–laws or regulations, in the land court.

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