Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Massachusetts

Listing consideration amount on deed

Does one have to list the actual consideration on the deed? It would cost quite a lot of money in documentary stamp taxes to have the property price listed rather than nominal consideration, but I do not want to record something that is wrong.


Asked on 12/28/01, 7:32 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Alan Pransky Law Office of Alan J. Pransky

Re: Listing consideration amount on deed

Yes. You must list the actual consideration on the deed so that the proper amount of stamps can be paid.

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Answered on 12/28/01, 10:26 pm


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