47. Street address

(May 1, 2000)

G.L. c. 185, § 61A requires...

All documents registered in the Land Court shall, when applicable, set forth in the margin the street address of the property affected by such document; provided, however, that failure to include such address shall not affect the validity of the document or the recording thereof.

You should require that the attorney endorse the street address on the margin of the document. The address provided may be noted on the certificate of title as the “purported” address of the property because municipalities change street names and numbers.