MA S892

Bill

To clarify the rights of joint owners of real property and abolish certain inconsistent or archaic rules

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to clarify the rights of joint owners of real property and abolish certain inconsistent or archaic rules. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to clarify the rights of joint owners of real property and abolish certain inconsistent or archaic rules. It amends the Massachusetts General Laws to specify that a conveyance or devise of real property to two or more persons can create a tenancy in common, joint tenancy, or tenancy by the entirety, regardless of whether the percentage interests of the owners are equal. The bill also allows co-owners to record a declaration of the type of tenancy they hold, and defines the term "real estate" to include any interest in real estate. The provisions of this bill will take effect on January 1, 2020 and apply to instruments and documents recorded or filed before, on, or after that date.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Cynthia Creem (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2496 (on 02/03/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S892

(18 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S892
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S892.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H113	Establishing a foster parents bill of rights	Accompanied a new draft, see H4162	Similar To
H1374	Providing for equitable rights to indemnity for public employees	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1500	Requiring the inclusion of certain civil rights offense information in the statewide domestic violence recordkeeping system	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1756	To hold property owners accountable for recurring public nuisance	Accompanied a study order, see H5127	Similar To
H216	Defining client, intended use and intended user in real property appraisal assignments and reports	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H2316	Relative to the retirement rights of criminal prosecutors	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2540	To insure fair taxation of affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2600	Relative to municipal option abatement for contaminated real property	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
H2602	Providing for a certain real property tax exemption	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
H3430	Providing visitation rights for great-grandparents	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H4045	Relative to digital entertainment on public rights of way	Accompanied a study order, see H4405	Similar To
H4225	Authorizing the city of Lowell to transfer and have air rights over certain parcels of park and state land	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 128 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S1677	To increase transparency of taxpayers rights	Accompanied a study order, see S2549	Similar To
S1809	Relative to diverse marketing programs	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2302	Relative to the Hampshire Council of Governments	Reported on the residue by S2744	Similar To
S2342	Requiring the inclusion of certain civil rights offense information in the statewide domestic violence record keeping system	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S2417	Relative to the Hampshire Council of Governments	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 125 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2496	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judicial issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H113

Establishing a foster parents bill of rights

Accompanied a new draft, see H4162

Similar To

H1374

Providing for equitable rights to indemnity for public employees

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1500

Requiring the inclusion of certain civil rights offense information in the statewide domestic violence recordkeeping system

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1756

To hold property owners accountable for recurring public nuisance

Accompanied a study order, see H5127

Similar To

H216

Defining client, intended use and intended user in real property appraisal assignments and reports

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H2316

Relative to the retirement rights of criminal prosecutors

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2540

To insure fair taxation of affordable housing

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H2600

Relative to municipal option abatement for contaminated real property

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

H2602

Providing for a certain real property tax exemption

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

H3430

Providing visitation rights for great-grandparents

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H4045

Relative to digital entertainment on public rights of way

Accompanied a study order, see H4405

Similar To

H4225

Authorizing the city of Lowell to transfer and have air rights over certain parcels of park and state land

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 128 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S1677

To increase transparency of taxpayers rights

Accompanied a study order, see S2549

Similar To

S1809

Relative to diverse marketing programs

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2302

Relative to the Hampshire Council of Governments

Reported on the residue by S2744

Similar To

S2342

Requiring the inclusion of certain civil rights offense information in the statewide domestic violence record keeping system

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S2417

Relative to the Hampshire Council of Governments

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 125 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2496

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judicial issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

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