Residences at Cape Ann Heights Condominium Ass'n v. Halupowski

The plaintiff is the owners’ association of a residential condominium located in Gloucester. It brought this action to enforce a statutory lien on one of the condominium’s units. The basis of the lien was $3,759.55 in unpaid common expenses. Concluding that the association was unlikely to recover more than $25,000, a judge of the Superior Court dismissed the action without prejudice. See G. L. c. 212, § 3A(b). The association appealed pursuant to G. L. c. 212, § 3A(c), and the single justice reserved and reported the matter without decision to a full panel of this court. We reverse.

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