# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185C, sec. 5: Time for transaction of business

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185C, sec. 5
- **Heading:** Time for transaction of business
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 185C / Section 5

## Text

Section 5. The divisions of the housing court department shall always be open and the business thereof, or of a justice thereof, may be transacted at any time; but such business shall not, except as provided in section six of chapter two hundred and twenty, be transacted on Saturday or Sunday or on a legal holiday unless it relates to an application which, in the opinion of the justice to whom it is made, is of pressing necessity; provided, however, that, if the convenience of the public so requires, the courts shall be open for the transaction of business on such Saturdays, not legal holidays, and during such hours thereof as the chief justice of the housing court department may determine.

Section 5. The divisions of the housing court department shall always be open and the business thereof, or of a justice thereof, may be transacted at any time; but such business shall not, except as provided in section six of chapter two hundred and twenty, be transacted on Saturday or Sunday or on a legal holiday unless it relates to an application which, in the opinion of the justice to whom it is made, is of pressing necessity; provided, however, that, if the convenience of the public so requires, the courts shall be open for the transaction of business on such Saturdays, not legal holidays, and during such hours thereof as the chief justice of the housing court department may determine.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185C, sec. 1 Housing court department; composition; definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PII_TI_C185C_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185C, sec. 2 Superior and general jurisdiction; presumption; processes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PII_TI_C185C_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185C, sec. 3 Concurrent jurisdiction; powers of superior court department; enforcement authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PII_TI_C185C_S3.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185C, sec. 4 Sittings of court](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PII_TI_C185C_S4.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185C, sec. 5 Time for transaction of business](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PII_TI_C185C_S5.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185C, sec. 6 Seal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PII_TI_C185C_S6.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185C, sec. 7 Rules and forms of procedure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PII_TI_C185C_S7.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185C, sec. 8 Justices; appointment; disputes between justices and clerks; appeals; removal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PII_TI_C185C_S8.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185C, sec. 8A Chief justice authority and responsibility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PII_TI_C185C_S8A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185C, sec. 8B Deputy court administrator](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PII_TI_C185C_S8B.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185C, sec. 9 Clerks; appointment; disputes between justices and clerks](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PII_TI_C185C_S9.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185C, sec. 9A Salaries of clerks and assistant clerks; practice of law](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PII_TI_C185C_S9A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185C, sec. 10 Temporary clerks](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PII_TI_C185C_S10.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185C, sec. 11 Assistant clerks](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PII_TI_C185C_S11.md)

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