{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-79-31","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 79, § 31","heading":"Petition by tenant in possession of encumbered property","body":"Section 31. The tenant in possession of property which is encumbered by a contingent remainder, executory devise or power of appointment may, subject to section sixteen, petition the superior court for the assessment of damages; and if he fails so to petition within the first six months of the year allowed by said section, a trustee under section twenty-four or section twenty-six may within the remaining six months thereof petition therefor.","path":["Part I","Title XIII","Chapter 79"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIII/Chapter79/Section31","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:32Z","sha256":"4fd986892bca689d4852c5bdb87b49f07194c92d30efb10eb258ed27fcb0010c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-79-30","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-79-32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}