# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 9: Enjoining waste; jurisdiction; bond

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 9
- **Heading:** Enjoining waste; jurisdiction; bond
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 242 / Section 9

## Text

Section 9. If a person whose land is attached commits waste thereon or threatens or prepares so to do or if a real action is brought to foreclose a mortgage or for possession thereunder or for the recovery of land and any waste, or act in the nature of waste, on the land has been committed or threatened by the tenant or any one who claims under him or acts by his permission, the court in which the action is pending shall, upon motion of the plaintiff or demandant, have jurisdiction in equity to enjoin such waste or act. In such case the court may require the plaintiff or demandant to give bond in such sum as it orders to the adverse party, with sufficient sureties, conditioned, if the injunction is dissolved, to pay all damages arising from the issuing thereof.

Section 9. If a person whose land is attached commits waste thereon or threatens or prepares so to do or if a real action is brought to foreclose a mortgage or for possession thereunder or for the recovery of land and any waste, or act in the nature of waste, on the land has been committed or threatened by the tenant or any one who claims under him or acts by his permission, the court in which the action is pending shall, upon motion of the plaintiff or demandant, have jurisdiction in equity to enjoin such waste or act. In such case the court may require the plaintiff or demandant to give bond in such sum as it orders to the adverse party, with sufficient sureties, conditioned, if the injunction is dissolved, to pay all damages arising from the issuing thereof.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 1 Waste; persons entitled to maintain; jury trial](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C242_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 2 Actions of tort in nature of waste; persons entitled to maintain](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C242_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 3 Actions in tort in nature of waste; when maintainable against representatives](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C242_S3.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 4 Triple damages for waste; liability of co-tenant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C242_S4.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 5 Actions for triple damages](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C242_S5.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 6 Triple damages for waste during pendency of action for recovery of land](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C242_S6.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 7 Willful trespass to trees, etc.; damages](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C242_S7.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 7A Agricultural or horticultural land; theft or destruction; treble damages](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C242_S7A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 7B Damage by off-highway or recreational vehicle to field crops or agricultural property; treble damages; definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C242_S7B.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 8 Involuntary trespass; tender of damages](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C242_S8.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 9 Enjoining waste; jurisdiction; bond](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C242_S9.md)

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