Massachusetts General Laws
Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order
Chapter 139 - Common Nuisances

Section 1 - Orders Adjudging Burnt or Dangerous Buildings, Structures or Vacant Land to Be Nuisances; Notice, Hearing and Service of Copy of Order - Section 1. The aldermen or selectmen in any city or...

Section 2 - Appeal to Superior Court; Trial by Jury; Costs - Section 2. A person aggrieved by such order may appeal...

Section 3 - Abatement or Removal of Nuisance by Aldermen or Selectmen - Section 3. The aldermen or selectmen shall have the same...

Section 3a - Demolition or Removal of Building or Structure or Securing of Vacant Land; Owner's Liability - Section 3A. If the owner or his authorized agent fails...

Section 3b - Disbursement of Insurance Proceeds for Loss, Damage or Destruction of Building or Structure; Notice; Lien - Section 3B. No insurer shall pay any claims (1) covering...

Section 4 - Buildings Used for Prostitution, Assignation or Lewdness; Nuisance - Section 4. Every building, part of a building, tenement or...

Section 5 - Penalty for Maintaining Place of Prostitution - Section 5. Whoever keeps or maintains such a nuisance shall...

Section 6 - Enjoining Nuisance - Section 6. Whenever there is reason to believe that such...

Section 7 - Complaint; Filing; Verification - Section 7. The complaint shall join the owner of record...

Section 8 - Temporary Injunction Restraining Nuisance; Removal of Furniture and Other Property From Place of Prostitution - Section 8. If upon a hearing, after at least two...

Section 9 - Decree for Permanent Injunction; Sale of Furniture; Order Closing Building Used for Prostitution - Section 9. If upon subsequent hearing the existence of the...

Section 10 - Fee for Removal and Sale of Movable Property; Application of Proceeds of Sale of Place of Prostitution - Section 10. For removing and selling the movable property in...

Section 11 - Modification of Order of Abatement; Bond - Section 11. If the owner of any such premises shall...

Section 12 - Dismissal of Action; Costs - Section 12. No action commenced under section six shall be...

Section 13 - Appearance as Witnesses of Persons Found in Premises Used for Prostitution - Section 13. All persons found in or upon premises used...

Section 14 - Buildings Resorted to for Illegal Gaming or Used for Illegal Keeping or Sale of Alcoholic Beverages; Nuisance - Section 14. Every building, place or tenement which is resorted...

Section 15 - Penalty for Keeping or Maintaining Place Used for Illegal Gaming or the Illegal Keeping or Sale of Alcoholic Beverages - Section 15. Whoever keeps or maintains such common nuisance shall...

Section 16 - Abatement of Common Nuisances - Section 16. Upon an information filed by the district attorney...

Section 16a - Enjoining Maintenance of Nuisance; Order Closing Building; Judgment for Permanent Injunction; Posting of Order - Section 16A. Upon a civil action brought in the name...

Section 18 - Removal of Booths Used for Sale of Liquors or for Illegal Gaming From Places of Public Gathering - Section 18. The aldermen or the selectmen, upon complaint made...

Section 19 - Voiding of Lease of Tenant Using Premises for Common Nuisance - Section 19. If a tenant or occupant of a building...

Section 20 - Aiding or Permitting Nuisance - Section 20. Whoever knowingly lets premises owned by him, or...