Massachusetts § 58E - Interest on taxes due by reason of unpaid charges

Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 58E — Interest on taxes due by reason of unpaid charges, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 58E. Interest on taxes due by reason of unpaid charges

Section 58E. Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of chapters fifty-nine and sixty shall apply, so far as pertinent, to all rates and charges certified to the assessors under section fifty-eight D. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, upon commitment as a tax or part of a tax under section fifty-eight D, all such rates and charges shall be subject to the provisions of law relative to interest on the taxes of which they become, or, if the property were not tax exempt would become, a part; and the collector of taxes shall have the same powers and be subject to the same duties with respect to such rates and charges as in the case of annual taxes upon real estate, and the provisions of law relative to the collection of such annual taxes, the sale or taking of land for the nonpayment thereof and the redemption of land so sold or taken shall, except as otherwise provided, apply to such rates and charges.

Upon collection of such rates or charges certified to the assessors under section fifty-eight D, the city or town shall appropriate said amount solely for the purposes of the municipal lighting plant.

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

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What does Massachusetts General Laws § 58E cover?

Section 58E ("Interest on taxes due by reason of unpaid charges") 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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