Section 7. The complaint shall join the owner of record of the premises as a party defendant and shall be filed in the superior court for the county where the nuisance is believed to exist, and shall be verified by oath of the plaintiff unless filed by the attorney general or a district attorney. Such proceeding shall have precedence over all other matters upon the docket except criminal proceedings, election contests and hearings upon actions for other injunctions.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order
Chapter 139 - Common Nuisances
Section 2 - Appeal to Superior Court; Trial by Jury; Costs
Section 3 - Abatement or Removal of Nuisance by Aldermen or Selectmen
Section 4 - Buildings Used for Prostitution, Assignation or Lewdness; Nuisance
Section 5 - Penalty for Maintaining Place of Prostitution
Section 6 - Enjoining Nuisance
Section 7 - Complaint; Filing; Verification
Section 11 - Modification of Order of Abatement; Bond
Section 12 - Dismissal of Action; Costs
Section 13 - Appearance as Witnesses of Persons Found in Premises Used for Prostitution
Section 16 - Abatement of Common Nuisances
Section 19 - Voiding of Lease of Tenant Using Premises for Common Nuisance