{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-240-16","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 240, § 16","heading":"Jurisdiction of land court; determining enforceability of restrictions","body":"Section 16. The land court shall have jurisdiction upon a petition to register land, or if land has been previously registered, upon a supplemental petition by the owner thereof, to hear and determine the question whether or not equitable restrictions arising under contracts, deeds or other instruments limiting or restraining the use or the manner of using land are enforceable in whole or in part.","path":["Part III","Title III","Chapter 240"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIII/Chapter240/Section16","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:58Z","sha256":"93ac442bfe3c69c266f78eff38cd00184137c8bb1da499eb1eff1052f0a6473a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-240-15","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-240-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}