{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-237-42","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 237, § 42","heading":"Recording execution for possession and return","body":"Section 42. An officer serving an execution issued upon a judgment for possession shall, within three months after the service, and before the return of the execution into the recorder's office, cause such execution with his return thereon to be recorded in the registry of deeds for the county or district where the land affected thereby lies, and the expense thereof shall be added to his charge for service.","path":["Part III","Title III","Chapter 237"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIII/Chapter237/Section42","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:58Z","sha256":"5ee105f18ba1cd2b3e3b84a6697d7feb16db9fc250038bc3ec83a27205a9d11a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-237-41","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-237-43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}