{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-185-30","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185, § 30","heading":"Complaint or registration made subject to existing recorded mortgage or lease","body":"Section 30. If a complaint is made subject to an existing recorded mortgage, the holder of which has consented thereto, or subject to a recorded lease for a term exceeding seven years, or if the registration is to be made subject to such a mortgage or lease executed after the time of the complaint and before the date of the transcription of the judgment, the plaintiff, before a judgment of registration is entered, shall, if required by the court, file a certified copy of such mortgage or lease, and shall cause the original, or, in the discretion of the court, a certified copy thereof, to be presented for registration; and no registration fee shall be charged for registering such original mortgage or lease or such certified copy.","path":["Part II","Title I","Chapter 185"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter185/Section30","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:25Z","sha256":"94ba8c1525243fad21b505e117ff2ebd8ee6b9c7f50f73cbf1c32a72ad0aaf18","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-185-29","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-185-31"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}