59. In any matter involving a real estate value of less than $250,000 or a rental value of less than $25,000, the depositions shall be taken down by stenography, stenotyped or recorded only if the complainant so requires, which fact shall be mentioned in the minutes of the hearing, unless the record contains a writing to that effect from him or his attorney.
If the real estate value attains $250,000 or the rental value $25,000, the stenography, stenotyping or recording shall be obligatory, unless the parties renounce their right to appeal from the decision. The renunciation must be made in writing or entered in the minutes.
1971, c. 50, s. 60; 1975, c. 68, s. 22.