{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-185c-7","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185C, § 7","heading":"Rules and forms of procedure","body":"Section 7. The chief justice of the housing court department shall from time to time make general rules and forms of procedure, which, before taking effect, shall be approved by the supreme judicial court or a justice thereof.","path":["Part II","Title I","Chapter 185C"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter185C/Section7","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:26Z","sha256":"0d7228a40b159478475cfdc7ff550fa1df72ceebf00b0f0a04f038c51dd090b9","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-185c-6","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-185c-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}