Massachusetts Land Court
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The Massachusetts Land Court is a specialized trial court with statewide jurisdiction over real property matters, including title disputes, zoning appeals, and registration of land.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts Land Court canonical | 2 |
| Massachusetts Land Court (offices or sessions) | 1 |
| Massachusetts Land Court Department | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of record
ⓘ
specialized trial court ⓘ state court ⓘ |
| appealsTo |
Massachusetts Appeals Court
ⓘ
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtLevel | trial court ⓘ |
| createdBy | Massachusetts General Court ⓘ |
| employs |
associate justices
ⓘ
deputy recorders ⓘ land registration examiners ⓘ recorder of the Land Court ⓘ title examiners ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Judiciary of Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Judiciary
|
| handles |
confirmation of title to land
ⓘ
disputes involving use and occupancy of real property ⓘ registration of title to land ⓘ subsequent proceedings affecting registered land ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
appeals from certain conservation commission decisions
ⓘ
appeals from local zoning boards of appeals ⓘ appeals from planning boards ⓘ easement disputes ⓘ land registration ⓘ mortgage foreclosure-related title issues ⓘ quiet title actions ⓘ real property matters ⓘ subdivision plan disputes ⓘ tax lien foreclosures ⓘ title disputes ⓘ zoning appeals ⓘ |
| hasBuilding | Edward W. Brooke Courthouse ⓘ |
| hasChiefJustice | Chief Justice of the Land Court ⓘ |
| hearsCasesIn | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
|
| jurisdictionType | statewide ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Suffolk County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| maySitIn | other locations in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| partOf | Massachusetts Trial Court ⓘ |
| specialization |
land use law
ⓘ
property title law ⓘ real estate law ⓘ zoning law ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Massachusetts General Laws
ⓘ
Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure (as applicable) ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Massachusetts Land Court (offices or sessions)
this entity surface form:
Massachusetts Land Court Department