Section 31. The tenant in possession of property which is encumbered by a contingent remainder, executory devise or power of appointment may, subject to section sixteen, petition the superior court for the assessment of damages; and if he fails so to petition within the first six months of the year allowed by said section, a trustee under section twenty-four or section twenty-six may within the remaining six months thereof petition therefor.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XIII - Eminent Domain and Betterments
Section 1 - Order of Taking; Contents
Section 2 - Officials Authorized to Exercise Eminent Domain
Section 3 - Recordation of Taking Order; Procedure to Acquire Possession
Section 4 - Taking Registered Land
Section 5 - Taking of Land Already in Public Use
Section 5a - Historical or Archeological Landmarks; Ancient Landmarks; Taking
Section 5b - Agricultural Land
Section 5c - Notice of Intent Prior to Taking; Exceptions
Section 6 - Taking by Public; Award of Damages; Amendment of Award; Payment
Section 6a - Moving Expenses; Exemption From Attachment or Execution
Section 7 - Taking by Private Corporations; Award of Damages; Time of Payment
Section 7a - Appraisal as Pre-Requisite to Payment of Damages
Section 7b - Payment of Damages; Execution of Necessary Documents; Time of Issuance of Checks
Section 7c - Notice of Taking and Amount of Damages; Contents; Service
Section 7f - Copies of Notice or Notice of Deposit; Sending to Tax Collectors
Section 8a - Offer of Settlement; Payment Pro Tanto; Refund of Excess
Section 8b - Time for Vacation of Dwellings
Section 9 - Injuries to Realty Caused by Improvements Not Constituting a Taking
Section 10 - Damages for Injuries to Property Caused by Acts in Pais
Section 11 - Land Lying in More Than One Governmental Unit; Petition for Award of Damages
Section 12 - Measure of Damages; Federal Reimbursement
Section 13 - Buildings and Trees on Land Taken
Section 14 - Petition to Superior Court
Section 16 - Time for Filing Petition
Section 17 - Time for Filing Petition When Original Proceedings Quashed
Section 18 - Time for Filing Petition When Validity of Taking Is Contested
Section 19 - Time for Filing Petition if Improvement Delayed by Law
Section 20 - Petition by Guardian, Conservator or Trustee
Section 21 - Procedure on Death of Person Entitled to Damages
Section 22 - Pleading and Procedure; Entry of Judgment
Section 23 - Petition of Persons Holding Different Interests in Same Property
Section 24 - Damages Sustained by Tenant for Life or Years and Remaindermen; Trust
Section 25 - Amount of Damages Placed in Trust; Damages Special to Separate Estate
Section 26 - Trustees for Persons With Legal Disability; Appointment; Bond
Section 27 - Persons Holding Unusual Interests; Right to Petition
Section 28 - Notice to Other Holders of Interests
Section 29 - Award to Persons Holding Different Interests; Apportionment
Section 30 - Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem or Trustee
Section 31 - Petition by Tenant in Possession of Encumbered Property
Section 32 - Mortgaged Land; Procedure
Section 33 - Apportionment of Damages Between Mortgagors and Mortgagees
Section 34 - Request for Speedy Trial
Section 35 - Evidence of Assessed or Fair Market Value of Property; Admissibility
Section 35a - Apportionment of Taxes
Section 36 - Discontinuance of Petition
Section 36a - Payment of Damages After Exhaustion or Waiver of Right to Appeal
Section 37 - Interest on Award of Damages
Section 39 - Settlement and Tender; Interest
Section 40 - Taking by Private Corporations; Security for Damages
Section 41 - Finality of Award; Remedy for Collection
Section 42 - Remedies to Enforce Payment by Private Corporations
Section 43 - Right Less Than Fee; Effect of Abandonment on Award of Damages
Section 44 - Taking by United States