An Act to increase community preservation revenue

Summary

The bill would impose an $80 surcharge on most deed‑recording fees and a $40 surcharge on municipal lien certificates, with extra charges for each additional reference in a document. The money collected would be sent to the Massachusetts Community Preservation Trust Fund. It exempts homestead declarations and subordinate mortgages filed by public or quasi‑public agencies.

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