Massachusetts laws
MGL c. 254 Liens on buildings and land
- § 2 Written contract; notice; time for filing; form
- § 2A Written contract; substantial completion; definitions; notice; filing; form; certified mail
- § 2B Termination of written contract; notice; filing; form; certified mail
- § 2D Subcontractor of design professional; lien; form and filing of notice
- § 4 Subcontractors; writing contract; notice; filing; form; indirect contractual relationship; notice of identification
- § 10 Dissolution by notice
Forms
Sample forms may be found in the statutes themselves (see Massachusetts laws) and in the Print Sources listed below. You may submit requests for copies of the forms through the Trial Court Law Libraries' Request a Document service.
Selected cases
Ng Brothers Const., Inc. v. Cranney, 436 Mass. 638 (2002)
Individual sections of the mechanic’s lien statute set out the time requirements for creating, maintaining, and enforcing a lien. Although not every procedural mistake is fatal, failure to comply normally results in dissolution of the lien, or in failure of the lien to attach.
Web sources
Massachusetts Mechanic's Lien Law summary of requirements, Worcester Registry of Deeds.
Provides a chart that outlines requirements by party.
"What is lien priority?" Nolo, 2024.
Lien priority determines the order in which creditors, including those who have filed Mechanic’s Liens, get paid following a foreclosure.
Print sources
REBA handbook of standards and forms, Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts.
Title standards are intended to help determine if what is recorded in the Registry of Deeds reasonably follows the law, and there is no defect in the title which would expose an owner to the risk of adverse claims or litigation. See:
- Standard No. 62 Mechanic’s lien for personal labor only
- Standard No. 63 Mechanic’s lien for contractor’s labor or labor and materials
- Standard No. 64 Mechanic’s lien for subcontractor’s labor or labor and materials
Massachusetts construction law and litigation, 3rd ed., MCLE, 2024. Chapter 5 "The Massachusetts Mechanic’s Lien Law".
Massachusetts construction law: Mechanics liens, payments and disputes, Lorman, 2014.
Massachusetts real estate litigation, LexisNexis, 2023. Chapter 2 Construction litigation, mechanics liens.
Massachusetts Practice Series
- vol. 10C (Procedural forms annotated), 6th ed. West, 2009 with supplement. Section 114:6 Complaint to establish mechanic’s lien for materials furnished
- vol. 15A (Legal forms), 5th ed. West Group, 2008 with supplement. Chapter 36 Mechanic's liens, etc.
- vol. 28 (Real estate law, with forms), 5th ed. Thomson Reuters, 2016 with supplement. Sections 11:18 and 11:19 Mechanic’s liens-introduction; Determining the validity of the lien and lien priorities; Dissolving the lien
- vol. 57 (Construction law), West, annual. Chapter 11 Mechanic's liens
Contact for Massachusetts law about mechanic's liens
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