{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-266-80","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 80","heading":"Encumbered land; conveyance without notice","body":"Section 80. Whoever conveys land, knowing that an encumbrance exists thereon, without informing the grantee, before the consideration is paid, of the existence and nature of such encumbrance, so far as he has knowledge thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 266"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter266/Section80","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:12Z","sha256":"933ece83d89d0ed53e8070442cdb8231e02b9b18669f488ed1aa1f226659620b","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-266-79","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-266-81"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}