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PART III
COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
(Chapters 211 through 262)
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TITLE III
REMEDIES RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY
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CHAPTER 239
SUMMARY PROCESS FOR POSSESSION OF LAND
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Section 1
Persons entitled to summary process
Section 1A
Land or tenements used for residential purposes; action by lessor under this chapter to recover possession; conditions and restrictions
Section 2
Jurisdiction; venue; form of writ
Section 2A
Reprisal for reporting violations of law or for tenant’s union activity; defense; presumption
Section 3
Judgment and execution; costs; appeal
Section 4
Storage of property removed; liens and enforcement; penalties
Section 5
Appeal; bond; actions thereon; waiver; appeal of waiver or periodic payments; notice of decision
Section 6
Condition of bond in action for possession after foreclosure of mortgage; after purchase
Section 6A
Condition of bond after foreclosure of tax title
Section 7
Judgments; effect
Section 8
Three years quiet possession; effect
Section 8A
Rent withholding; grounds; amount claimed; presumptions and burden of proof; procedures
Section 9
Stay of proceedings
Section 10
Stay of proceedings; hearings
Section 11
Stay of proceedings; deposit of applicant
Section 12
Stay of proceedings; validity of waiver in lease
Section 13
Stay of proceedings; costs
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