Landlord Liens

"At least 48 hours before serving or levying upon an execution issued on a judgment or possession of land or tenements rented or leased for dwelling purposes, the officer serving or levying upon the execution must give the defendant written notice that at a specified date and time he will physically remove the defendant and his personal possessions from the premises if the defendant has not prior to that time vacated the premises voluntarily. M.G.L. c. 239, §3 .

The plaintiff must pay the costs of removing the property to the place of storage and will be entitled to reimbursement by the defendant for those costs. Whoever accepts the property for storage is entitled to a lien thereon for reasonable storage expenses. Enforcement of the lien by sale or disposal of the property is prohibited during the first six months of storage. M.G.L. c. 239, §4.

Enforcement of a warehouse lien is governed by M.G.L. c. 106, §7-210."