{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-244-31","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 244, § 31","heading":"Distribution of money tendered and paid into court","body":"Section 31. The court may order the amount found due the plaintiff for rents and profits or costs, if any, to be deducted from the amount found due the defendant, to whom the balance only shall be paid from any money tendered or brought into court, and the residue, if any, shall be paid to the plaintiff.","path":["Part III","Title III","Chapter 244"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIII/Chapter244/Section31","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:59Z","sha256":"f6ffcc3abc6aba47d5a969b2d43a147ac97da18e61d38992eab81b50c69bb476","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-244-30","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-244-32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}