General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 80 Betterments
- Massachusetts General Laws - Assessment of cost of public improvements - Chapter 80, Section 1
Whenever a limited and determinable area receives benefit or advantage, other than the general advantage to the community, from a public improvement made by or...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Assessment order; plan and estimate; recordation - Chapter 80, Section 2
An order under section one which states that betterments are to be assessed for the improvement shall contain a description sufficiently accurate for identification of...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Surrender of land assessed - Chapter 80, Section 3
An owner of land abutting on a public improvement and liable to assessment therefor under this chapter may give notice in writing to the board,...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Collection - Chapter 80, Section 4
Within a reasonable time after making the assessment the board shall certify to the assessors the list of assessments upon land in each town who...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Petition for abatement; filing, etc. - Chapter 80, Section 5
The owner of any real estate upon which betterments have been assessed may, within six months after notice of such assessment has been sent out...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Filing petition; time limitation; extension - Chapter 80, Section 6
If a suit in which the validity of an assessment is drawn in question is brought within the time for filing a petition to the...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Appeal to superior court - Chapter 80, Section 7
A person who is aggrieved by the refusal of the board to abate an assessment in whole or in part may within thirty days after...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Death of person entitled to petition for abatement - Chapter 80, Section 8
If a person who is entitled to petition for an abatement under this chapter dies within the time limited for such petition without having filed...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Trial procedure - Chapter 80, Section 9
Upon the filing of a petition under section seven, process shall issue and service be made as in suits in equity upon the body politic...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Appeal to county commissioners - Chapter 80, Section 10
A person who is aggrieved by the refusal of a board of officers of a city, town or district to abate an assessment may, instead...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Petition for abatement; procedure on failure of board to act - Chapter 80, Section 10A
If the board with which a petition for the abatement of an assessment has been duly filed in accordance with the provisions of section five...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Contribution by lessee; rights and remedies of lessee - Chapter 80, Section 11
If an assessment is made upon land the whole or part of which is leased, the owner shall pay the assessment, and may collect of...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Lien status of assessment; duration of lien - Chapter 80, Section 12
Assessments made under this chapter shall constitute a lien upon the land assessed. The lien shall take effect upon the recording of the order stating...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Apportionment and reapportionment - Chapter 80, Section 13
Assessments made by a board of the commonwealth under this chapter shall bear interest at one rate of five per cent per annum or, at...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Land devoid of structures; extension of time for payment of assessments - Chapter 80, Section 13A
The board making the order for the assessment of any betterment upon land which is not built upon may extend the time of payment of...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Deferral and recovery agreements; application; recordation; lien - Chapter 80, Section 13B
In a city or town which accepts the provisions of this section, the board of a county, city, town or district making the order for...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 1923, 377, Sec. 6 - Chapter 80, Section 14
Repealed, 1923, 377, Sec.
- Massachusetts General Laws - Division of assessed land - Chapter 80, Section 15
If land which is subject to a lien for an assessment made under this chapter is subsequently divided by sale, mortgage, partition or otherwise and...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Reassessment - Chapter 80, Section 16
If an assessment is invalid and has not been paid in full or has been paid under such circumstances that it can be recovered back,...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Application of chapter - Chapter 80, Section 17
Whenever a formal vote or order for the laying out or construction of a public improvement, or for the taking of land therefor, states that...
Last modified: September 11, 2015