General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 254 Liens on Buildings and Land - Section 25 Estate less than fee simple; effect of sale

[Text of section applicable as provided by 2010, 424, Sec. 20.]

Section 25. If the person for whom the labor has been performed or with whom the original contract has been entered into for the whole or any part of the erection, alteration, repair or removal of a building or structure upon land, or for furnishing material or performing professional services therefor, has an estate less than a fee simple in the land or if the property is subject to a mortgage or other encumbrance, the lien shall bind such person’s whole estate and interest in the property, and such estate or interest may be sold and the proceeds applied according to this chapter.

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