Section 14. If the right to assess betterments has been established, the board, within six months after the completion of the improvement, shall assess a proportionate share of the whole or part of the cost thereof upon each parcel of land with respect to which a benefit or advantage has been determined as herein provided and in the amount so determined, unless the betterments so assessed shall exceed the cost of the improvement, in which case they shall be proportionately reduced; and such assessments shall not thereafter be abated. The lien for such assessments shall take effect upon the recording of the order of intention to take under section three.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XIII - Eminent Domain and Betterments
Chapter 80a - Eminent Domain Takings and Betterment Assessments by Judicial Proceedings
Section 2 - Order of Intention; Contents
Section 3 - Order of Intention; Additional Provisions; Notice of Adoption
Section 4 - Petition to Take Property
Section 6 - Default Judgments; Appointment of Guardians
Section 8 - Arbitration of Disputes; Appointment of Commissioners
Section 9 - Redetermination of Damages; Procedure
Section 10 - Final Adjudication
Section 11 - Abandonment or Discontinuance of Proceedings
Section 12 - Transfer of Property; Interest Transferred; Payment of Compensation
Section 13 - Taxation of Costs
Section 14 - Assessment of Improvements; Assessment Lien; Effective Date