Massachusetts General Laws Part II. Real and Personal Property and Domestic Relations (Ch. 183-210) Ch. 200, § 9

The court may make orders for the care, custody, leasing and investing of all property and its proceeds in the possession of the receiver. If any of said property consists of live animals or is perishable or cannot be kept without great or disproportionate expense, the court may order such property to be sold at public or private sale. After the appointment of a receiver, upon his petition and after notice, the court may order all or part of said property, including the rights of the absentee in land, to be sold at public or private sale to supply money for payments authorized by this chapter or investment approved by the court. Except as provided by order of the court, the receiver shall have the following powers: