Section 13. Without regard to whether a borrower is acting individually or on behalf of others similarly situated, any provision of a high cost home mortgage loan that allows a party to require a borrower to assert any claim or defense in a forum that is less convenient, more costly, or more dilatory for the resolution of a dispute than a judicial forum established in the commonwealth where the borrower may otherwise properly bring a claim or defense or limits in any way any claim or defense the borrower may have is unconscionable and void.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part II - Real and Personal Property and Domestic Relations
Title I - Title to Real Property
Chapter 183c - Predatory Home Loan Practices
Section 3 - Certification From Counselor With Third-Party Nonprofit Organization
Section 4 - Obligor's Ability to Make Payments; Presumption
Section 5 - Prepayment Fees and Penalties
Section 6 - Limitation on Financing of Points and Fees
Section 7 - Interest Rate Increases
Section 8 - Limitation on Scheduled Payments
Section 9 - Demand for Repayment
Section 10 - Periodic Payment Schedule
Section 11 - No Fee to Modify or Defer Payment
Section 12 - Consolidation of Payments
Section 13 - Forum for Disputes
Section 14 - Lender's Payment of Contractor
Section 15 - Affirmative Claims and Defenses Available; Applicability
Section 16 - Default in Connection With Refinancing