§ 7D Interest of landlord in crops; subordination of liens; assignment or agreement concerning
§ 12C Consumer note; non-negotiability; violations; penalty; construction of section
§ 12F Creditors in consumer loan transactions; defenses of borrower
§ 12G Credit life or accident and health or involuntary unemployment insurance charges; prepayment; refunds; death benefits; disclosure statements; violations
§ 12H Definitions; delinquency or late charge; annual fee
§ 12J Actions for failure to disclose real property was insulated with urea formaldehyde foam prohibited
§ 13I Default under consumer credit transactions; enforcement; notice; curing of default; deficiency judgment
§ 13J Repossession of collateral under a consumer credit transaction; hearing; redemption; disposition; deficiency; insurance proceeds; determination of value
§ 13K Personal service contracts between certain schools and students; termination notice provisions required; applicability; violations; penalties
§ 13L Prepayment; refund of charges
§ 14 Liens on vessels
§ 14A Storage of vessels and incidental expenses
§ 15 Statement; effect of filing; fees
§ 16 Inaccuracies of description; effect on lien
§ 17 Enforcement; procedure
§ 20 Proceeds of sale; distribution
§ 21 Payment by owner of vessel
§ 22 Foreign vessels; effect of this chapter
§ 24 Domestic animals; care and custody
§ 25 Garage keepers; effects of liens on motor vehicles obtained by fraud; etc.; lien for charges reimbursed by insurance company
§ 25A Manufactured housing communities operators
§ 26 Enforcement
§ 29 Order for sale
§ 31 Effects of Secs. 24 to 29
§ 31A Spinners and others; work and materials
§ 31B Spinners and others; enforcement
§ 31C Jewelers
§ 31D Articles of clothing or household goods; cleaning or storing
§ 31E Aircraft facilities; aircraft repairs; filing of lien
§ 31F Paintings, photographs and other personal property
§ 31G Molders; lien on customer dies, molds, forms, engraving plates, original art or patterns
§ 32 Dissolution of liens on personalty; manner
§ 33 Dissolution of liens on personalty; procedure
§ 34 Termination of certain liens of bailees
§ 35 Priority between certain liens
§ 36 Recovery of personalty held under lien
§ 37 Bond; hearing on sufficiency of sureties
§ 38 Trial of claim
§ 39 Costs
§ 39A Vehicles; sale for storage; procedure

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 255 - Mortgages, Conditional Sales and Pledges of Personal Property, and Liens Thereon

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Finance charge: The total cost of credit a customer must pay on a consumer loan, including interest. The Truth in Lending Act requires disclosure of the finance charge. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Lineal descendant: Direct descendant of the same ancestors.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • 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.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.