{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-236-24","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 236, § 24","heading":"Validity of levy as against subsequent attaching creditors and purchasers","body":"Section 24. If the execution and return are not recorded in the registry of deeds within three months as aforesaid, the levy shall be void as against a creditor who has attached the same land or taken it on execution without notice of such levy, and also as against a purchaser in good faith for value and without such notice; but if such execution and return are recorded after the expiration of the three months, the levy shall be valid and effectual as against a conveyance, attachment or levy made after such recording.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 236"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter236/Section24","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:57Z","sha256":"2c6dedce341d5055ec57ea98c2e8c9c8a2ff5b143ea0f44eb2a56ee51cce8d15","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-236-23","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-236-25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}