{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-49-17","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 49, § 17","heading":"Water fences","body":"Section 17. A water fence, or fence running into the water, shall, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, be built by them in equal shares; and they shall have like remedies as in case of partition fences.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 49"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter49/Section17","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:44Z","sha256":"f5532f7c0e51d0dcc08eff5f47b28274ef57b1ec5ca90d3b11c20920aba90503","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-49-16","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-49-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}