# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 245, sec. 6: Rents and profits; improvements; commonwealth prevailing party

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 245, sec. 6
- **Heading:** Rents and profits; improvements; commonwealth prevailing party
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 245 / Section 6

## Text

Section 6. If the commonwealth prevails, the defendant shall be chargeable for rents and profits and be entitled to an allowance for improvements as provided in chapter two hundred and thirty-seven.

Section 6. If the commonwealth prevails, the defendant shall be chargeable for rents and profits and be entitled to an allowance for improvements as provided in chapter two hundred and thirty-seven.

## Nearby sections

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- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 245, sec. 5 Defendants, persons who may be; costs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C245_S5.md)
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- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 245, sec. 10 Against whom action brought](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C245_S10.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 245, sec. 11 Rents and profits; improvements; plaintiff prevailing party](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C245_S11.md)
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