Bill > H2933

This bill aims to increase community preservation revenue by amending Section 8 of Chapter 44B of the Massachusetts General Laws. It proposes to implement a surcharge of $80 on the fees charged by registers of deeds for recording documents and instruments, and a $40 surcharge on the fees for recording municipal lien certificates. These surcharges would be used for community preservation purposes. The bill also provides some exceptions, such as excluding declarations of homestead and the filing of subordinate mortgages by public agencies from the surcharge. The commissioner of revenue is required to notify the relevant parties that the new surcharge amounts will take effect 120 days after the passage of this bill, and documents received prior to the effective date will be subject to the previous fee surcharge.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2933