Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 254 - Liens on Buildings and Land
Section 11 - Action to Enforce Lien; Time to Commence; Validity of Lien

Section 11. The lien shall be dissolved unless a civil action to enforce it is commenced within ninety days after the filing of the statement required by section eight. The validity of the lien shall not be affected by an inaccuracy in the description of the property to which it attaches, if the description is sufficient to identify the property, or by an inaccuracy in stating the amount due for labor or material or professional services unless it is shown that the person filing the statement has wilfully and knowingly claimed more than is due him.

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Massachusetts General Laws

Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases

Title IV - Certain Writs and Proceedings in Special Cases

Chapter 254 - Liens on Buildings and Land

Section 1 - Labor Performed; Limitation on Lien; Filing

Section 2 - Written Contract; Notice; Time for Filing; Form

Section 2a - Written Contract; Substantial Completion; Definitions; Notice; Filing; Form; Certified Mail

Section 2b - Termination of Written Contract; Notice; Filing; Form; Certified Mail

Section 2c - Design Professional's Lien Upon Real Property; Form and Filing of Notice

Section 2d - Subcontractor of Design Professional; Lien; Form and Filing of Notice

Section 4 - Subcontractors; Written Contract; Notice; Filing; Form; Indirect Contractual Relationship; Notice of Identification

Section 5 - Enforcement of Lien; Procedure

Section 5a - Court Order Authorizing Sale of Real Estate; Procedure

Section 6 - Public Property; Exemption

Section 7 - Mortgages; Invalidity of Subsequent Liens

Section 8 - Statement of Amount Due; Time for Filing; Dissolution of Lien

Section 9 - Notice or Statement; Public Inspection; Recording

Section 10 - Dissolution by Notice

Section 11 - Action to Enforce Lien; Time to Commence; Validity of Lien

Section 12 - Written Contract; Recording of Bond; Form; Enforcement

Section 13 - Attachments

Section 14 - Dissolution by Bond Recording; Labor and Materials; Form of Bond

Section 15 - Dissolution by Judgment

Section 15a - Application to Court for Order Ruling on or Discharging Lien

Section 17 - Claims; Allowance

Section 18 - Sale of Property

Section 19 - Notice of Sale

Section 20 - Redemption; Limitation

Section 21 - Distribution of Assets

Section 22 - Costs

Section 23 - Original Owner; Death or Conveyance of Interest; Action to Enforce Lien

Section 24 - Death of Creditor; Effect

Section 25 - Estate Less Than Fee Simple; Effect of Sale

Section 26 - Remedies

Section 27 - Written Contract; Form of Notice

Section 28 - Subcontractor; Written Contract; Notice; Filing; Form

Section 29 - Laws Applicable to Sec. 27 or 28

Section 30 - Recording; Duty of Register of Deeds

Section 31 - Apportionment; Priority; Proceedings; Public Contracts

Section 32 - Void and Unenforceable Covenants, Promises, etc.; Exceptions

Section 33 - Mortgagee's Right to Withhold Funding, Financing or Payment for Labor and Materials