Massachusetts Tenant Eviction For Personal Use
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If the eviction is for nonpayment, you must give a 14 day Notice to Quit. If the tenant pays the amount claimed due, plus costs, interest and your court filing fees in 10 days, and if this is only the second Notice to Quit for nonpayment within 12 months, the tenant can stop the eviction.
Before a landlord can start the eviction process, they are required to give the tenant an official written 14-Day Notice to Quit. If rent is paid within those 14 days or any time before the tenant is evicted, then the filing for eviction does not continue.
You must fill out a form called the Summons and Complaint. You must purchase this form from the clerk's office of the court where you want to file. It isn't available online, although there is a Summary Process (eviction) Complaint (sample form) available.
Tenancy at will The landlord or tenant can end a month-to-month tenancy-at-will by giving a written 30 days (minimum) notice to quit that must expire at the end of a rental period. Pay special attention if the notice to quit is given in February, which has less than 30 days.
Landlords must give notice to the administrator before starting eviction proceedings against a Section 8 tenant. Landlords cannot demand or accept money from Section 8 tenants in excess of what the administrator's contract says they can accept.