Overview
All fees are payable in advance and include a surcharge where applicable. Please make checks payable to either Land Court or Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
See the Uniform Schedule of Fees for other charges court procedures may incur.
Land Court filing fees (all case types and miscellaneous case types)
In All Case Types | Fees |
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Issuance of Injunction or Restraining Order | $90.00 |
Summons | $5.00 |
Miscellaneous Case Types | Fees |
Filing a Complaint | $255.00 (includes $240.00 filing fee, $15.00 surcharge) |
Original registration and confirmation fees
Filing a Complaint | $775.00 + 1/10 of 1% Assessed Valuation (1/10of 1% not applicable in "confirmation only" cases) (includes $240.00 filing fee, $15.00 surcharge, $70.00 original plan, $450.00 deposit toward other costs) |
Additional Plans (A2, A3, etc.) | $30.00+ $5.00 each additional lot |
Publication Costs | Case Based |
Copy of Judgment | $35.00 |
Memo to Assistant Recorder | $35.00 |
Dismissal | $35.00 |
Entry of Judgment of Registration | 3/8 of 1% of Assessed Value ($70.00 minimum, $2,800.00 maximum) (3/8 of 1% not applicable in "confirmation only" cases) |
Subsequent registration proceedings ("S" cases) fees
Filing a Subsequent Complaint (Includes "after death", "amend cert.", new duplicate certificates, voluntary withdrawal, etc.) |
$50.00 |
Subsequent Plans | $30.00 + $5.00 each additional lot |
Tax lien foreclosures fees
Filing a Complaint |
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Publication Costs | Case Based | |
Dismissal | $35.00 | |
Withdrawal (after judgment) | $10.00 | |
Motion to Vacate Judgment | $11.00 |
Date published: | July 1, 1992 |
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Last updated: | May 31, 2022 |