# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 245, sec. 7: Judgments for commonwealth; effect

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 245, sec. 7
- **Heading:** Judgments for commonwealth; effect
- **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 7

## Text

Section 7. The commonwealth shall be actually seized and possessed of the land as soon as judgment is rendered in its favor, without a writ of possession.

Section 7. The commonwealth shall be actually seized and possessed of the land as soon as judgment is rendered in its favor, without a writ of possession.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 245, sec. 1 Unlawful entry; action for recovery](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C245_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 245, sec. 2 Order of governor and council; when necessary](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C245_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 245, sec. 4 Notice by publication](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C245_S4.md)
- [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)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 245, sec. 6 Rents and profits; improvements; commonwealth prevailing party](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C245_S6.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 245, sec. 7 Judgments for commonwealth; effect](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C245_S7.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 245, sec. 8 Judgments; conclusiveness](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C245_S8.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 245, sec. 9 Persons not concluded; action for recovery](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C245_S9.md)
- [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)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 245, sec. 12 Costs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PIII_TIII_C245_S12.md)

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