Section 9. If a mortgagee of real estate or an assignee of such mortgagee dies without having foreclosed the mortgage, the mortgaged property and the debt secured thereby shall be personal assets in the hands of his executor or administrator, and shall be administered and accounted for as such; and the executor or administrator shall have the same rights of entry and of action under said mortgage as the mortgagee or his assignee.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part II - Real and Personal Property and Domestic Relations
Section 3 - Examination on Oath
Section 4 - Securities and Moneys; Requirement of Production
Section 5 - Property; Accounting; Profits or Losses
Section 6 - Property Subject to Accountings
Section 8 - Income From Realty; Accounting; Manner
Section 9 - Mortgaged Realty; Manner of Accounting; Right of Entry
Section 10 - Mortgaged Realty; Redemption; Release
Section 11 - Realty Taken by Executor or Administrator on Execution; Personal Assets
Section 12 - Realty Held in Mortgage or on Execution; Manner of Sale
Section 13 - Realty Held in Mortgage or on Execution; Disposition
Section 14 - Burial Lot and Monument; Allowance
Section 15 - Perpetual Care; Costs
Section 17 - Expense of Procuring Surety Chargeable on Estate