Massachusetts § 1 - Land and rights subject to execution

Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 1 — Land and rights subject to execution, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 1. Land and rights subject to execution

Section 1. All the land of a debtor in possession, remainder or reversion, all his rights of entry into land and of redeeming mortgaged land, and all such land and rights fraudulently conveyed by him with intent to defeat, delay or defraud his creditors, or purchased or directly or indirectly paid for by him but the record title of which has been retained in the vendor or conveyed to a third person with intent to defeat, delay or defraud the creditors of the debtor, or on a trust for him, express or implied, whereby he is entitled to a present conveyance, may, except as provided in chapter one hundred and eighty-eight, be taken on execution for his debts as provided in this chapter.

Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Massachusetts General Laws § 1 cover?

Section 1 ("Land and rights subject to execution") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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