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Legally, the landlord/property management company is required to clean and/or paint between tenants! It's not YOUR responsibility to deep clean to the point where someone can lick off the floor. Make sure everything is tidy, and that's that. If they try to send you a bill, throw it in the trash lol.

As long as you don't leave large piles of trash that the landlord is going to have to hire someone to remove you are fine. In fact, unless it's in your lease the common law does not require broom clean. You just need to remove your possessions, there is not a requirement you sweep up afterwards.

Yes. As a landlord it is your duty to clean the apartment before the new tenant moves in. There is usually a pre-move inspection report that the landlord presents to the tenant. The tenant is expected to verify it and return it signed. Just reverse is the case when tenant moves out.

Every rental agreement must have certain terms, and is prohibited from containing certain other terms. The lease must include the name, address, and phone number of the owner, the person responsible for maintenance, and the person to whom the tenant can give copies of formal notices, complaints, or court papers.

What are the most important steps for drafting a commercial lease agreement? Identify the parties and the property. Determine the rent and the term. Negotiate the improvements and the maintenance. Allocate the taxes and the insurance. Include the clauses and the contingencies. Review and sign the agreement.

Legal Grounds for Lease Termination: Generally, tenants in Massachusetts can legally break a lease for a few specific reasons, such as being called to active military duty, certain conditions of domestic violence, or if the rental unit is unsafe or violates Massachusetts health or safety codes.

Exploring Subletting Or Assignment Options If you need to break out of your commercial lease agreement, then simply walking away from the lease isn't your only option. You could consider subletting the premise or assigning it to another tenant. Of course, your landlord would need to agree to this.

Difficulty in finding future commercial spaces since other landlords will see you as a high-risk tenant for terminating the lease agreement early. You will negatively affect your credit score, making getting lease deals or loans more difficult.

Holding over when your lease is silent on holding over makes you a tenant at sufferance, which means you have no right to remain in the space and the landlord can evict you at any time. In Massachusetts, landlords are not permitted to resort to self-help to forcibly evict commercial tenants.