Title 14

When proceedings for the foreclosure of any prior mortgage of real estate have been instituted by any method provided by law, the owner of any subsequent mortgage of the same real estate or of any part of the same real estate may, at any time before the right of redemption from s…

If it appears that nothing is due on the mortgage, judgment shall be rendered for the defendant and for his costs, and he shall hold the land discharged of the mortgage.

When a mortgagee or person claiming under him is dead, the same proceedings to foreclose the mortgage may be had by his executor or administrator, declaring on the seizin of the deceased, as he might have had if living.

An action on a mortgage deed may be brought against a person in possession of the mortgaged premises. The mortgagor or person claiming under him may, in all cases, be joined with him as a cotenant, whether he then has any interest or not in the premises, but he is not liable for …

When the mortgagee or person claiming under him has taken possession of the mortgaged premises, and the debt secured by the mortgage is paid or released after condition broken and before foreclosure perfected, the mortgagor or person claiming under him may maintain a real action …

The mortgagee or person claiming under the mortgagee in an action for possession may declare on the mortgagee's own seizin, in a real action, without naming the mortgage or assignment. If it appears that the plaintiff is entitled to possession and that the condition had been brok…

The conditional judgment shall be that if the mortgagor, his heirs, executor or administrator pays the sum that the court adjudges to be due and payable, with interest, within 2 months from the time of judgment, and pays such other sums as the court adjudges to be thereafter paya…

Any mortgagor or other person having a right to redeem lands mortgaged may demand of the mortgagee or person claiming under the mortgagee a true account of the sum due on the mortgage, and of the rents and profits, and money expended in repairs and improvements, if any. If the mo…

If a person entitled to redeem a mortgaged estate or an equity of redemption that has been sold on execution, or the right to redeem such right, or the right to redeem lands set off on execution, dies without having made a tender for that purpose, a tender may be made and an acti…

When the amount due on a mortgage has been paid or tendered to the mortgagee, or person claiming under him, by the mortgagor or the person claiming under him, within the time so limited, he may bring a civil action for the redemption of the mortgaged premises, and compel the mort…

When a civil action for redemption is brought before an actual entry for breach of the condition, and before payment or tender, if the mortgagee or person claiming under him is out of the State and has not had actual notice, the court shall order proper notice to be given him and…

When a mortgagee or person claiming under a mortgagee residing out of the State, or whose residence is unknown to the party entitled to redeem, has commenced proceedings in accordance with this chapter, or when such a mortgagee or claimant having no tenant, agent or attorney in p…

When a mortgage is alleged and proved to be fraudulent, in whole or in part, an innocent assignee of the mortgagor, for a valuable consideration, may bring his action within the time allowed to redeem and be allowed to redeem without a tender.

When an amount due on a mortgage has been paid or tendered to the mortgagee or person claiming under him before foreclosure of the mortgage, and the mortgagee or his assignee is out of the State and the mortgage is undischarged on the record, the mortgagor or person claiming unde…

No civil action shall be brought for redemption of mortgaged premises, founded on a tender of payment or performance of the condition made before commencement of the action, unless within one year after such tender.

In any action brought for the redemption of mortgaged premises, when it is necessary to the attainment of justice that any other person besides the defendant, claiming an interest in the premises, should be made a party with the original defendant, the court on motion may order h…

The court, when a decree is made for the redemption of mortgaged lands, may award execution jointly or severally as the case requires, and for sums found due for rents and profits over and above the sums reasonably expended in repairing and increasing the value of the estate rede…

When money is brought into court in an action for redemption of mortgaged premises, the court may deduct therefrom such sum as the defendant is chargeable with on account of rents and profits by him received or costs awarded against him. The person to whom money is tendered to re…

If the purchaser of an equity of redemption, sold on execution, has satisfied and paid to the mortgagee or those claiming under him the sum due on the mortgage, the mortgagor or those claiming under him, having redeemed the equity of redemption within one year after such sale, ma…

After breach of condition in a mortgage of first priority, the mortgagee or any person claiming under the mortgagee may proceed for the purpose of foreclosure by a civil action against all parties in interest in either the Superior Court or the District Court in the division in w…

1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Court" means the Supreme Judicial Court. [PL 2009, c. 402, §18 (NEW).] B. "Program" means the foreclosure mediation program established pursuant t…

1. Request. The court shall schedule an expedited final hearing pursuant to section 6322 if a plaintiff in an action brought pursuant to section 6321 files with the clerk a request for an expedited final hearing on a form prescribed by the Supreme Judicial Court indicating: A. Th…

After hearing, the court shall determine whether there has been a breach of condition in the plaintiff's mortgage, the amount due thereon, including reasonable attorney's fees and court costs, the order of priority and those amounts, if any, that may be due to other parties that …

The mortgagee shall, after entry of final judgment in favor of the mortgagee, provide a copy of the foreclosure judgment to any residential tenant of the premises. Upon request from a mortgagee, the mortgagor shall provide the name, address and other contact information for any r…

1. Procedures for all civil actions. Upon expiration of the period of redemption, if the mortgagor or the mortgagor's successors, heirs or assigns have not redeemed the mortgage, any remaining rights of the mortgagor to possession terminate, and the mortgagee shall cause notice o…

After first deducting the expenses incurred in making the sale, the mortgagee shall disburse the remaining proceeds in accordance with the provisions of the judgment. The mortgagee shall file a report of the sale and the disbursement of the proceeds therefrom with the court and s…

The method of foreclosure set forth in sections 6321 to 6324 may be used for the foreclosure of all real property mortgages, except for railroad mortgages, so called, or for indentures or deeds of trust securing bond issues of corporations wherein the method of foreclosure or sal…

1. Plaintiff request. The plaintiff in a judicial foreclosure action may present evidence of abandonment as described in subsection 2 and may request a determination pursuant to subsection 3 that the mortgaged premises have been abandoned if: A. More than 50% of the mortgaged pre…

1. Actions to abate nuisance and preserve property. After the commencement of an action for foreclosure, a mortgage loan servicer, as defined in Title 9‑A, section 1‑301, subsection 24‑C, may file an affidavit attesting to the conditions described in subsection 2 and any other fa…

The aims of this compact are to promote comity and judicial cooperation among the states party thereto; and to relieve from undue risk and uncertainty, a person who may be subject to double or multiple liability because of the existence of adverse claimants, one or more of whom i…

For the purpose of this compact the following definitions shall apply: 1. State. A state shall mean A. A state of the United States or any territory or possession of the United States and the District of Columbia acting under Article I, section 10, clause 3, of the Constitution o…

1. Personal jurisdiction. Service of process sufficient to acquire personal jurisdiction may be made within a state party to this compact, by a person who institutes an interpleader proceeding or interpleader part of a proceeding in another state, party to this compact, provided …

Nothing in this compact shall be construed to change any requirement or limitation on the scope of interpleader of the state in which the interpleader proceeding is pending except in relation to acquisition of personal jurisdiction.

No judgment obtained against any person in any proceeding to which he had become a party by reason of service of process effected pursuant to the provisions of this compact shall be subject to attack on the ground that the adjudicating court did not have personal jurisdiction ove…

1. Effective date. This compact shall enter into force and effect as to a state one year from the date it has taken whatever action may be necessary pursuant to its required processes to make this compact part of the laws of such state and the appropriate authority of such state …

1. Notice. This compact shall continue in force and remain binding on a party state until such state shall withdraw therefrom. To be valid and effective, any withdrawal must be preceded by a formal notice in writing of one year from the appropriate authority of that state. Such n…

The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any participating state, or in the case of a component governmental unit, to the constitution of the state of which…

The Interpleader Compact is approved, ratified, adopted and entered into by this State as a party state to take effect between this State and any other state or states as defined in said compact when entered into in accordance with the terms of said compact by said other state or…

The Secretary of State is hereby designated as the officer to receive all documents deposited pursuant to Articles VI and VII. The Secretary of State is directed to act as the repository for all such documents and to keep and make available upon request a complete list of the sta…

As used in Article VII, subsection 3, of the Interpleader Compact, the phrase "executive head" shall mean the Governor of this State. In the event that the Governor shall take any action pursuant to Article VII, subsection 3, of such Interpleader Compact, he shall promptly notify…

The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction of applications for naturalization. No other court established by this State shall entertain any primary or final declaration or application made by or in behalf of an alien to become a citizen of the United States or entertain jurisdict…

The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine complaints of persons alleging themselves to be citizens, resident and domiciled inhabitants of this State and praying a judicial declaration of such citizenship, residence and domicile. Such complaints shall set fo…

Notice of said complaint shall be given to the Attorney General by causing an attested copy of the same to be served upon him by an officer qualified to serve civil process, and the Attorney General may appear and be heard thereon.

In the event of a subsequent change of residence on the part of any person so declared to be a citizen of this State, said court shall have jurisdiction and authority upon complaint therefor and like proceedings had to make a judicial declaration of such change of residence, and …

Persons seized or having a right of entry into real estate in fee simple or for life, as tenants in common or joint tenants, may be compelled to divide the same by a civil action for partition.

Persons entitled as provided in section 6501, and those in possession or having a right of entry for a term of years, as tenants in common, may commence an action for partition in the Superior Court or District Court held in the county where such estate is by a complaint, clearly…