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2019 Massachusetts General Laws
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- Section 1 - Repealed, 2008, 521, Sec. 5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- Section 2 - Repealed, 2012, 140, Sec. 2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
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