{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-184-4","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 184, § 4","heading":"Land held in fee tail; liability for debts of tenant in tail","body":"Section 4. Land held in fee tail, except an estate tail in remainder, shall be liable for the debts of the tenant in tail, both in his lifetime and after his decease, as if held in fee simple; and if taken on execution or sold by executors, administrators, guardians or conservators, the creditor or purchaser shall hold such land in fee simple.","path":["Part II","Title I","Chapter 184"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter184/Section4","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:24Z","sha256":"76f471695267b3fe7079751ced1ab12296ee6f26dd2258ad00855b34197a93cd","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-184-3","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-184-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}