Massachusetts § 127G - Removal from district to superior or housing court; transmittal of rents and removal fees
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§ 127G. Removal from district to superior or housing court; transmittal of rents and removal fees
Section 127G. At any time after thirty days from the date of a district court's order authorizing the making of rental payments into court under section one hundred and twenty-seven F, upon application of any party and upon payment of a removal fee of five dollars, the clerk of the district court shall remove the case to the superior or housing court for further proceedings therein in the same manner and to the same extent as if the petition had originally been brought in said court. The clerk of court shall forthwith transmit any rents held by him, as the result of a written order issued under section one hundred and twenty-seven F together with the removal fee, to the clerk of the superior or housing court.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 127G ("Removal from district to superior or housing court; transmittal of rents and removal fees") 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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