Massachusetts General Laws
Title I - Title to Real Property
Chapter 185c - Housing Court Department

Section 1 - Housing Court Department; Composition; Definitions - Section 1. The housing court department established pursuant to section...

Section 2 - Superior and General Jurisdiction; Presumption; Processes - Section 2. The divisions of the housing court department shall...

Section 3 - Concurrent Jurisdiction; Powers of Superior Court Department; Enforcement Authority - Section 3. The divisions of the housing court department shall...

Section 4 - Sittings of Court - Section 4. The western division of the housing court department...

Section 5 - Time for Transaction of Business - Section 5. The divisions of the housing court department shall...

Section 6 - Seal - Section 6. Each division of the housing court department shall...

Section 7 - Rules and Forms of Procedure - Section 7. The chief justice of the housing court department...

Section 8 - Justices; Appointment; Disputes Between Justices and Clerks; Appeals; Removal - Section 8. There shall be 2 justices appointed for the...

Section 8a - Chief Justice Authority and Responsibility - Section 8A. The justice as provided under section 1 of...

Section 8b - Deputy Court Administrator - Section 8B. The deputy court administrator for the housing court...

Section 9 - Clerks; Appointment; Disputes Between Justices and Clerks - Section 9. There shall be a clerk, appointed by the...

Section 9a - Salaries of Clerks and Assistant Clerks; Practice of Law - Section 9A. The salaries of the clerks of the housing...

Section 10 - Temporary Clerks - Section 10. In case of the illness or absence of...

Section 11 - Assistant Clerks - Section 11. The clerk of a division of the housing...

Section 12 - Oath of Office of Clerks - Section 12. The clerk, any temporary clerk and all assistant...

Section 13 - Bond of Clerks - Section 13. The clerk, any temporary clerk and every assistant...

Section 14 - Powers and Duties of Clerks - Section 14. The clerk, temporary clerk and assistant clerks or...

Section 15 - Court Officers - Section 15. The first justice of a division may appoint...

Section 16 - Housing Specialists - Section 16. The first justice of a particular housing court...

Section 17 - Practice of Law by Clerks or Housing Specialists - Section 17. No clerk, temporary clerk, assistant clerk or housing...

Section 18 - Recording System; Procurement of Law Books, Stationery, Etc. - Section 18. At the trial of any issue of fact,...

Section 19 - Commencement of Proceedings; Fees; Non-Willful Offense Deemed Non-Criminal - Section 19. Proceedings shall be commenced in the housing court...

Section 20 - Transfer of Civil Actions - Section 20. Any civil action within the jurisdiction of the...

Section 21 - Trial Without Jury; Exception; Report of Inspector as Prima Facie Evidence - Section 21. All cases in the housing court department, including...

Section 22 - Entry of Judgment or Order - Section 22. Every judgment or order entered by a division...

Section 23 - Bond of Receiver - Section 23. The bond of any receiver appointed by a...