{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-260-28","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 28","heading":"Possession of land; requisites","body":"Section 28. No person shall be held to have been in possession of land within the meaning of this chapter merely by reason of having made an entry thereon, unless he has continued in open and peaceable possession thereof for one year next after such entry or unless an action has been commenced upon such entry and seisin within one year after he was ousted or dispossessed.","path":["Part III","Title V","Chapter 260"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleV/Chapter260/Section28","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:07Z","sha256":"07922cc526198689562fe2c3653a3ef6487c43c1f30e1cfc12269601ccbe7dc7","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-260-23-to-27","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-260-29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}