General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART II REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS |
TITLE I. TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY |
CHAPTER 186. ESTATES FOR YEARS AND AT WILL |
SECTION 1. Repealed, 2008, 521, Sec. 5 |
SECTION 1A. Land demised for term of 100 years or more regarded as estate in fee simple |
SECTION 2. Repealed, 2012, 140, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 3. Tenancy at sufferance; liability for rent |
SECTION 4. Liability of tenant for rent for proportion of land in possession |
SECTION 5. Action to recover rent; evidence |
SECTION 6. Survival of action |
SECTION 7. Remedies of landlords |
SECTION 8. Recovery of rent accruing before determination of lease |
SECTION 9. Recovery of rent paid in advance |
SECTION 10. Rent as a necessary |
SECTION 11. Determination of lease for nonpayment of rent |
SECTION 11A. Termination of lease for nonpayment of rent |
SECTION 12. Notice to determine estate at will |
SECTION 13. Recovery of possession after termination of tenancy at will |
SECTION 13A. Tenants deemed to be at will upon foreclosure of residential real property; status of tenancy agreements where rental payment subsidized under state or federal law |
SECTION 14. Wrongful acts of landlord; premises used for dwelling or residential purposes; utilities, services, quiet enjoyment; penalties; remedies; waiver |
SECTION 15. Non-liability of landlord; provisions in lease or rental agreement |
SECTION 15A. Waiver of notices; lease or rental agreement provisions; validity |
SECTION 15B. Entrance of premises prior to termination of lease; payments; receipts; interest; records; security deposits |
SECTION 15C. Residential real estate, lease payments based on real estate tax increases |
SECTION 15D. Oral agreement to execute lease; delivery of lease copy; penalty; waiver |
SECTION 15E. Action against owner; injuries due to defects violating building code; defense; waiver |
SECTION 15F. Residential leases or rental agreements restricting litigation or landlord liability; ouster of tenant; remedies |
SECTION 16. Leases or rental agreements restricting occupancy of children |
SECTION 17. Occupancy constituting tenancy at will; termination |
SECTION 17A. Residential care and services; housing facility providers; eviction; hearing; jurisdiction |
SECTION 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 |
SECTION 19. Notice to landlord of unsafe condition; tort actions for injuries resulting from uncorrected condition |
SECTION 20. Attorneys' fees and expenses; residential lease provisions; implied covenant; waiver |
SECTION 21. Disclosure of insurance information by lessor; violations; waiver |
SECTION 22. Definitions; submeter installation; testing; water use charges; public housing development exemption |
SECTION 23. Definitions applicable to Secs. 23 to 29 |
SECTION 24. Termination of rental agreement or tenancy by victim of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault or stalking |
SECTION 25. Refusal of rental agreement or assistance based on termination of rental agreement under Sec. 24 or request for change of lock under Sec. 26 prohibited |
SECTION 26. Change of locks upon request of tenant, co-tenant or household member believed to be under imminent threat of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault or stalking |
SECTION 27. Jurisdiction of courts to restrain violation of Secs. 23 to 26; applicability of other laws to requests to change locks |
SECTION 28. Waivers of Secs. 23 to 27 void and unenforceable |
SECTION 29. Owner immunity from liability |
SECTION 30. Inspection of vacated property for presence of abandoned animals |