{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-184-23b","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 184, § 23B","heading":"Restrictive covenants based on race, religion, national origin or sex; validity; exception","body":"Section 23B. A provision in an instrument relating to real property which purports to forbid or restrict the conveyance, encumbrance, occupancy, or lease thereof to individuals of a specified race, color, religion, national origin or sex shall be void. Any condition, restriction or prohibition, including a right of entry or a possibility of reverter, which directly or indirectly limits the use for occupancy of real property on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or sex shall be void, excepting a limitation on the basis of religion on the use of real property held by a religious or denominational institution or organization or by an organization operated for charitable or educational purposes which is operated, supervised or controlled by or in connection with a religious organization.","path":["Part II","Title I","Chapter 184"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter184/Section23B","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:24Z","sha256":"9f749733235cf9189d82324fc6b68b39329e3c74b6716d609fd00760ca881c00","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-184-23a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-184-23c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}