HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1986 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1629
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas M. Stanley
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act establishing a time frame for taking action against an appraiser .
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex |
Sarah K. Peake | 4th Barnstable |
Thomas J. Calter | 12th Plymouth |
Jonathan Hecht | 29th Middlesex |
Randy Hunt | 5th Barnstable |
David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1986 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1629
By Mr. Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1629) of Thomas M. Stanley and others for legislation to limit the time within which certain legal actions may be taken against appraisers. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act establishing a time frame for taking action against an appraiser .
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 189 of Chapter 112 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding a new sub-paragraph (13) as follows:
(13) No action may be taken under this Section against a person licensed under Sections 173 to 195 of Chapter 112 inclusive unless the action is commenced within 5 years after the date the report is signed or within 2 years after final disposition of any judicial proceeding in which the appraiser provided testimony related to the assignment, whichever period expires last.
