Section 4. If such building, fence or other encumbrance is adjudged a nuisance and ordered to be abated, the materials may be sold at auction and the proceeds applied to the payment of the expenses of the prosecution and removal, and, if insufficient, the court may order the remainder to be raised and levied upon the property of the defendant.

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 86 sec. 4

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.