{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-253-23","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 253, § 23","heading":"Costs; avoidance by offer to pay increased compensation","body":"Section 23. The owner of the mill or dam may, within said month, offer in writing to the owner of the land any increase of said annual compensation; and if the owner of the land does not agree to accept it, but brings an action to obtain an increase, he shall pay the costs, unless he recovers a greater annual compensation than was so offered.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 253"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter253/Section23","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:03Z","sha256":"f5d4cd4b400c98eafb441ee6859714e317f9b0b50ffe7080c06d5f02ef7af193","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-253-22","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-253-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}