S 1043 Massachusetts Senate · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act protecting titles to real estate in Massachusetts

This bill, titled the Real Estate Title Protection Act, aims to clarify and strengthen how real estate titles are recorded and understood in Massachusetts. It establishes specific definitions for key terms such as mortgages, servicers, and affidavits to ensure consistency across both registered and recorded land systems. The legislation also sets strict standards for how supporting documents must be formatted and attached to affidavits to be considered valid evidence. By superseding conflicting existing rules, the act seeks to reduce confusion and errors in property title records.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action Feb 8, 2024
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This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

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Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 16, 2023
House · Passed
House concurred
Feb 16, 2023
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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