{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-9","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 9","heading":"Action to recover possession of real property","body":"Section 9. In an action to recover possession of real property for a term of years or other interest, if the defendant is wrongfully in possession it shall not be material how he obtained such possession.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 231"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter231/Section9","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:51Z","sha256":"5a2b51380c85b23692b1811ee7f8b7a3b4b1ce7f1fe31a316f1462725ffb509a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-8","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-10-to-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}