MA H1815

Bill

MA H1815

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

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd 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. The key provisions include: 1) allowing the instrument of conveyance or devise to specify the percentage interest to be held by each party, creating the tenancy stated in the instrument without regard to whether the percentage interests are equal; 2) providing that a conveyance or devise of land to a person and their spouse shall, if the instrument expressly states, vest in the grantees or devisees a tenancy by the entirety; 3) defining "real estate" to include any interest in real estate, and "person" to exclude individuals acting as trustees or partners; and 4) stating that the provisions of the Act shall apply to instruments and documents recorded or filed before, on, or after the effective date of January 1, 2022.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (2)

Brian Murray (D)*, Dave Robertson (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4844 (on 06/09/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1815

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1815
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1815.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2981	To insure fair taxation of affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5247	Similar To
H4060	Establishing a real property transfer fee in the town of Chatham	No further action taken	Similar To
H4844	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1006	Relative to statutes of repose	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1844	Relative to tax abatements for deaf residents	Accompanied a study order, see S2743	Similar To
S1885	Relative to senior property tax deferral	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2526	Relative to raising the income threshold for senior real property tax deferments in the town of Milton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S498	To restrict the use of pesticides around children	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S970	To clarify the rights of joint owners of real property and abolish certain inconsistent or archaic rules	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To

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