Section 61. The commissioner shall keep a record of all sales of real property under section fifty-six and of all redemptions of such property. The record shall set forth the tax for which any such sale was made, the dates of seizure and sale, the name of the party assessed and all proceedings in making such sale, the amount of expenses, the names of the purchasers and the date of the deed. A copy of such record, or any part thereof, certified by the commissioner shall be the evidence in any court of the truth of the facts therein stated.

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 62C sec. 61

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.