{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-188-8","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 188, § 8","heading":"Prior mortgages, lien or other encumbrance","body":"Section 8. No estate of homestead shall affect a mortgage, lien or other encumbrance previously existing, except as provided in this chapter.","path":["Part II","Title I","Chapter 188"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter188/Section8","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:27Z","sha256":"c80a0e375a913734eb92c214ca3f6f0d03e010295a70874194644099c3d13a4b","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-188-7a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-188-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}