{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-149-29b","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 29B","heading":"Waiver or cancellation of payment bond","body":"Section 29B. No provision in specifications inviting bids for construction work reserving the right to waive or cancel the requirement for furnishing a payment bond shall be valid as a defense against a claimant who relied upon the provision requiring the furnishing of the payment bond unless that reservation appears in the specifications immediately following the provision requiring the furnishing of the payment bond.","path":["Part I","Title XXI","Chapter 149"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXI/Chapter149/Section29B","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:27Z","sha256":"42ff987cbbee4bd009083a97947993a36d059ddcf0fc7e235ece0f9c99d6ad18","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-149-29a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-149-29c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}