{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-253-24","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 253, § 24","heading":"Costs; avoidance by offer to accept smaller compensation","body":"Section 24. The owner of the land may, within said month, offer in writing to the owner of the mill or dam to accept a smaller amount than that established as said annual compensation; and if the owner of the mill or dam does not agree to pay such reduced compensation, but brings an action to obtain a diminution thereof, he shall pay the costs, unless the annual compensation is reduced by the verdict to an amount less than the offer.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 253"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter253/Section24","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:03Z","sha256":"279603ea432f04220e52cad3e04b5af0ecb3850c7b512fa62fd089c66e195b30","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-253-23","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-253-25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}