{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-254-18","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, § 18","heading":"Sale of property","body":"Section 18. If a lien is established the court shall order a sale of the property to be made by an officer qualified to serve civil process. The court may order a sale of a part of the property sufficient to satisfy the claims allowed, if such part can be set off from the residue and sold without damage to the whole.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 254"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter254/Section18","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:03Z","sha256":"bd1cf73c2fb3f61c502422b32f48e309e8a9c175a9a0aa29920f087ee1857749","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-254-17","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-254-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}