{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156-7","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 7","heading":"Corporations dealing with real estate; duration","body":"Section 7. The agreement of association of any corporation formed for the purpose of acquiring, holding, managing, improving, leasing, buying and selling real estate, except a corporation formed for the purpose of owning forest land classified under chapter sixty-one, shall state the term of duration of the corporation, which shall not exceed fifty years.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 156"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter156/Section7","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:37Z","sha256":"0f9984715de3d9d3377ff42c8f779ddd5bc7a082df7b25dbe9e31515d9e638d6","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156-6","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}