{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-60-87","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60, § 87","heading":"Directions to collectors; ordinances or by-laws","body":"Section 87. A city or town may, by ordinance or by-law, respectively, direct whether its collector shall exercise the power of sale or the power of taking to enforce the lien for taxes; and in default of such ordinance or by-law the collector may exercise either power at his discretion; but the passage of any such ordinance or by-law shall not render invalid any proceedings then pending.","path":["Part I","Title IX","Chapter 60"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleIX/Chapter60/Section87","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:57Z","sha256":"a9fd6c8cbb354d8b71506d3c645ac6f356cfbfcbe433f7fe4c39c6161f0b871e","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-60-86","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-60-88"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}