Massachusetts General Laws ch. 236 sec. 11 – Description of land in certificate of appraisers; return
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Section 11. Land levied upon, whether an entire parcel or an undivided part, and whether the debtor’s estate therein is a fee simple or a less estate, and whether it is in possession, reversion or remainder, shall be described, by metes and bounds or otherwise, with as much precision as is necessary in a deed of land, and in such manner that the land may be known and identified. Such description may be contained in the certificate of the appraisers or in the return of the officer, and the description in either may be referred to and adopted in the other.
Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 236 sec. 11
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.