Section 8. If a person who is entitled to petition for an abatement under this chapter dies within the time limited for such petition without having filed the same, his executor, administrator, heir or devisee, if interested, may, within one year after his interest vests, file such petition in the same manner and with the same effect as if filed by the deceased in his lifetime.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XIII - Eminent Domain and Betterments
Section 1 - Assessment of Cost of Public Improvements
Section 2 - Assessment Order; Plan and Estimate; Recordation
Section 3 - Surrender of Land Assessed
Section 5 - Petition for Abatement; Filing, Etc.
Section 6 - Filing Petition; Time Limitation; Extension
Section 7 - Appeal to Superior Court
Section 8 - Death of Person Entitled to Petition for Abatement
Section 10 - Appeal to County Commissioners
Section 10a - Petition for Abatement; Procedure on Failure of Board to Act
Section 11 - Contribution by Lessee; Rights and Remedies of Lessee
Section 12 - Lien Status of Assessment; Duration of Lien
Section 13 - Apportionment and Reapportionment
Section 13a - Land Devoid of Structures; Extension of Time for Payment of Assessments
Section 13b - Deferral and Recovery Agreements; Application; Recordation; Lien