Massachusetts General Laws (Tax)

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60, § 57

Affidavit of collector, etc.; evidence

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Section 57. The affidavit of the collector, deputy collector or disinterested person reciting the proceedings required by law in the sale of land for taxes, with copies of the advertisement and notices annexed thereto, recorded within three months after such sale in the registry of deeds, shall be competent evidence of demand, notice and service.

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In this chapter (40 sections)
  1. 60-39 · Service of tax notice; designating place
  2. 60-40 · Notice of sale; contents
  3. 60-41 · Description in case of change of local name
  4. 60-42 · Notice of sale; posting
  5. 60-43 · Conduct of sale, etc.
  6. 60-44 · Adjournment
  7. 60-45 · Collector's deed; contents; effect
  8. 60-46 · Defective titles; reimbursement of purchasers; reassessment
  9. 60-47 · Tax title owners; filing required statements
  10. 60-48 · Insufficient bids; municipality as purchaser; collector's duties
  11. 60-49 · Purchase price unpaid; validity of sale
  12. 60-50 · Municipalities as purchasers; deeds; tax title accounts;…
  13. 60-50A · Municipalities; land held under tax sales; protecting interests
  14. 60-50B · Municipalities; foreclosure proceedings; appropriations
  15. 60-51 · Several parcels of small value; sale together
  16. 60-52 · Management and sale of land acquired for taxes
  17. 60-53 · Taking for taxes; notice
  18. 60-54 · Instrument of taking; form; contents; effect
  19. 60-55 · Fees for taking
  20. 60-56 · Taking in name of one of several owners; extent of taking
  21. 60-57 · Affidavit of collector, etc.; evidence
  22. 60-57A · Payment by check or electronic funds transfer not duly paid;…
  23. 60-58 · Payments by mortgagee; addition to debt
  24. 60-59 · Payments by mortgagors or mortgagees
  25. 60-60 · Payments by other than fee owners
  26. 60-61 · Taxes subsequent to sale or taking
  27. 60-61A · Lands subject to tax titles held by municipalities; taking for…
  28. 60-62 · Land taken or sold for taxes; redemption
  29. 60-62A · Municipalities; payment agreements
  30. 60-63 · Payments to treasurer instead of purchaser; certificate of…
  31. 60-64 · Absolute title after foreclosure; right to receive excess equity
  32. 60-64A · Sale or retention of property following judgment foreclosing…
  33. 60-65 · Rights of redemption; petition for foreclosure; legal fees
  34. 60-66 · Title examinations; notice
  35. 60-67 · Default
  36. 60-68 · Answer; offer of redemption; hearing
  37. 60-69 · Decree barring redemption; vacating decree; petition
  38. 60-69A · Vacating, reversing or modifying decree of foreclosure
  39. 60-70 · Validity of title; questioning; decree of court
  40. 60-71 · Jury trials; waiver; framing issues
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