# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 239, sec. 6A: Condition of bond after foreclosure of tax title

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 239, sec. 6A
- **Heading:** Condition of bond after foreclosure of tax title
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 239 / Section 6A

## Text

Section 6A. If the action is for the possession of land after foreclosure of a tax title thereon, the condition of the bond shall be for the entry of the action and payment to the plaintiff, if final judgment is in his favor, of all costs and of a reasonable amount as rent of the land from the day when the tax title was foreclosed until possession of the land is obtained by the plaintiff, and of all damage and loss which he may sustain by the withholding of possession of the land or tenements demanded and by any injury done thereto during such withholding.

Section 6A. If the action is for the possession of land after foreclosure of a tax title thereon, the condition of the bond shall be for the entry of the action and payment to the plaintiff, if final judgment is in his favor, of all costs and of a reasonable amount as rent of the land from the day when the tax title was foreclosed until possession of the land is obtained by the plaintiff, and of all damage and loss which he may sustain by the withholding of possession of the land or tenements demanded and by any injury done thereto during such withholding.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 239, sec. 1 Persons entitled to summary process](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C239_S1.md)
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- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 239, sec. 5 Appeal; bond; actions thereon; waiver; appeal of waiver or periodic payments; notice of decision](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C239_S5.md)
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- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 239, sec. 6A Condition of bond after foreclosure of tax title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C239_S6A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 239, sec. 7 Judgments; effect](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C239_S7.md)
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- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 239, sec. 8A Rent withholding; grounds; amount claimed; presumptions and burden of proof; procedures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C239_S8A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 239, sec. 9 Stay of proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C239_S9.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 239, sec. 10 Stay of proceedings; hearings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C239_S10.md)

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