{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-244-13","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 244, § 13","heading":"Necessary parties","body":"Section 13. Unless the defendant is seized in fee simple in possession of the whole equity of redemption of the land demanded, an order for a sale shall not be made until all parties interested in the equity of redemption and whose estate or interest therein would be affected by such sale have been summoned to appear.","path":["Part III","Title III","Chapter 244"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIII/Chapter244/Section13","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:59Z","sha256":"73de0333efa2a6d18fc4b588fb2cbf2d43d2e1400a577bec7e91282af63b82bf","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-244-12","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-244-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}