{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-223-76","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, § 76","heading":"Excessive demands; penalty","body":"Section 76. If the mortgagee, pledgee, lienor or conditional vendor, or his assigns, demands and receives more than the amount due to him, he shall be liable to the attaching creditor for the excess, with interest thereon at the rate of twelve per cent a year.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 223"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter223/Section76","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:49Z","sha256":"22980e7cb8234dc75dece9e3dededf958b1decb46e12856512ce09df731b3d9b","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-223-75","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-223-77"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}