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
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
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
Sponsors
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