{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-242-6","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, § 6","heading":"Triple damages for waste during pendency of action for recovery of land","body":"Section 6. If, during the pendency of an action for the recovery of land, the tenant or person in possession, with knowledge thereof, commits waste, the demandant, if he recovers judgment, may afterward recover in tort three times the amount of the damages assessed therefor.","path":["Part III","Title III","Chapter 242"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIII/Chapter242/Section6","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:59Z","sha256":"8ee5d94cc77e24f9c6f68ba5d9bbd8a015b158c17d7279d990399b1e0db0b355","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-242-5","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-242-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}