{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-244-36","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 244, § 36","heading":"Excess received by mortgagee; recovery","body":"Section 36. If a mortgagee or person claiming or holding under him receives from rents and profits of the land, or upon a tender made to him, or in any other manner, more than is due on the mortgage, and no suit for redemption is brought against him, the mortgagor or other person entitled to such excess may recover it in a civil action.","path":["Part III","Title III","Chapter 244"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIII/Chapter244/Section36","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:59Z","sha256":"02c54fe5ecf84f9b1145c2df8e1bf13e819400e61b4de7ea08e0e5ce3be86a60","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-244-35c","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-244-37"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}