Massachusetts Statutes
In Massachusetts, landlord-tenant relationships are governed by Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 186 and various housing regulations. These laws address lease agreements, eviction procedures, security deposits, and landlord obligations. Additional protections exist under consumer protection laws and the state sanitary code. Each section is outlined and linked below.
Massachusetts Commercial Lease Agreement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 15B(1)(b)(iii) – Entrance of premises prior to termination of lease; payments; receipts; interest; records; security deposits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 15B(3)(a) – Entrance of premises prior to termination of lease; payments; receipts; interest; records; security deposits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 15B(3)(b) – Entrance of premises prior to termination of lease; payments; receipts; interest; records; security deposits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 15B(1)(e) – Entrance of premises prior to termination of lease; payments; receipts; interest; records; security deposits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 15B(2)(c) – Entrance of premises prior to termination of lease; payments; receipts; interest; records; security deposits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 15B(4)(iii) – Entrance of premises prior to termination of lease; payments; receipts; interest; records; security deposits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 15B(2)(d)(iii) – Entrance of premises prior to termination of lease; payments; receipts; interest; records; security deposits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 15B(3)(a) – Entrance of premises prior to termination of lease; payments; receipts; interest; records; security deposits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 15B(7) – Entrance of premises prior to termination of lease; payments; receipts; interest; records; security deposits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 15B(9) – Entrance of premises prior to termination of lease; payments; receipts; interest; records; security deposits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 15B(1)(c) – Entrance of premises prior to termination of lease; payments; receipts; interest; records; security deposits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 15B(1)(b)(i-ii) – Entrance of premises prior to termination of lease; payments; receipts; interest; records; security deposits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 239 § 8A – Rent withholding; grounds; amount claimed; presumptions and burden of proof; procedures
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111 § 127L – Repairs by tenants of residential premises to cure violations; reimbursement for cost
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 12 – Notice to determine estate at will
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 11 – Determination of lease for nonpayment of rent
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 15F – Certain provisions of lease or rental agreement relating to residential real property as to litigation and liability of landlord deemed void; remedies of tenant
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 21 – Disclosure of insurance information by lessor; violations; waiver
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 24(a) – Termination of rental agreement or tenancy upon notification to owner that household member is victim of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault or stalking
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 24(b) – Termination of rental agreement or tenancy upon notification to owner that household member is victim of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault or stalking
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 25 – Owner prohibited from refusal to enter into rental agreement based on sec. 24 or 25
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 26 – Owner required to change locks if requested by tenant under imminent threat of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault or stalking; denial of key to alleged perpetrator
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 18 – Reprisal for reporting violations of law or for tenant’s union activity; damages and costs; notice of termination, presumption; waiver in leases or other rental agreements prohibited
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 239 § 2A – Retaliation Presumption
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139 § 19 – Voiding of lease of tenant using premises for common nuisance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218 § 21 – Power to establish rules of small claims procedure; venue; jurisdictional amount; hearings; damages and penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60 § 57A – Returned Check Fees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 14 – Self-Help Evictions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110G § 15 – Electronic Notices
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 1 – Long Term Interest
- 105 CMR 410.003 – General Provisions
- 105 CMR 410.600-602 – Sanitary Rules