Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 83 - Sewers, Drains and Sidewalks
Section 28 - Application of Betterment Law

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title XIV - Public Ways and Works

Chapter 83 - Sewers, Drains and Sidewalks

Section 1 - Authorization; Connecting Sewers; Approval of Plans; Acquisition of Lands by Eminent Domain or Purchase; Agreements With Municipalities or Districts; Contracts

Section 1a - Common Sewers and Main Drains in Public or Private Ways; Voter Approval and Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan

Section 1b - Connection of Abutting Land to Common Sewer; Requirements; Amendment of Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan

Section 1c - Certification by Board of Health for Additional Connections; Service for Municipal Buildings, Public Restrooms or Public Service Uses

Section 1d - Assessments Upon Connection of Abutting Land to Common Sewer

Section 1e - Written Decision Regarding Approval or Denial of Connection to Common Sewer; Appeal

Section 1f - Discrimination Prohibited

Section 1g - Separate Account; Collection, Deposit and Use of Funds

Section 1h - Borrowing or Assessing Funds for Construction of Wastewater Treatment System

Section 2 - Plans and Records

Section 3 - Sewer Connections

Section 3a - Private Ways; Repair of Sewers

Section 4 - Highway Ditches or Drains

Section 5 - Separate Systems for Drainage of Water and Sewage

Section 6 - Sewage Disposal Works

Section 7 - Examination of Sewage Disposal Works; Prevention of Nuisances

Section 8 - Digging Up Public Ways; Permits

Section 9 - Obstruction of Ditches

Section 10 - Rules and Regulations Regarding Use and Connections

Section 11 - Sewer Connections

Section 12 - Repair of Private Drains

Section 13 - Equity Jurisdiction

Section 14 - Sewer Assessments; Authorization

Section 15 - Sewerage Systems; Adoption; Assessment; Uniform Units; Separation of Costs

Section 15a - Redetermination of Assessment

Section 15b - Estimated Sewer Assessments; Construction of Water Pollution Control Facilities

Section 15c - Interest on Unpaid Balance of Sewer Betterment Assessment

Section 15d - Apportionment of Future Sewer Assessments or Unpaid Balances

Section 16 - Charge for Use of Sewers

Section 16a - Certificate of Acceptance; Effect; Recordation

Section 16b - Effective Date of Sewer Charge Lien; Termination; Methods of Collection and Enforcement of Rate or Charge

Section 16c - Certification of Rate or Charge to Assessors; Commitment as Tax

Section 16d - Application of Other Law; Powers of Tax Collectors

Section 16e - Remedies of Aggrieved Real Estate Owners

Section 16f - Recovery of Real Estate Owner Against Tenants

Section 16g - Deferral of Charges

Section 17 - Payment for Permanent Sewer Privileges

Section 18 - Method of Assessment

Section 19 - Assessments; Extension of Time for Payment

Section 20 - Fee for Use of Sewers

Section 21 - Assessment on Land Abutting on More Than One Way

Section 22 - Assessment of Sewers Built by Landowners

Section 23 - Cost of Sewers; Payment of Portion by Municipality

Section 24 - Assessment for Particular Sewers

Section 25 - Establishment of Sidewalks

Section 26 - Assessments for the Construction or Reconstruction of Sidewalk

Section 27 - Recording of Statements; Assessment Liens

Section 28 - Application of Betterment Law

Section 29 - Betterment Assessments Created by Special Act; Duration of Lien