{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-185-53","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185, § 53","heading":"Prescription, adverse possession or right of way by necessity","body":"Section 53. No title to registered land, or easement or other right therein, in derogation of the title of the registered owner, shall be acquired by prescription or adverse possession. Nor shall a right of way by necessity be implied under a conveyance of registered land.","path":["Part II","Title I","Chapter 185"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter185/Section53","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:25Z","sha256":"85b53c4d005f975313096b53c6495f62628ceb02271d8d4424be65f40b12e0e5","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-185-52","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-185-54"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}