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Late Payment Penalty: A landlord cannot charge interest or a penalty on late rent until 30 days after the due date. However, the landlord can begin the eviction process immediately, even if the rent is only one day overdue.
If you receive a notice to quit, read the notice to quit to find out why the landlord is terminating your tenancy. If the reason is because you didn't pay rent, you may be able to stop the eviction process by paying what's due by a specified date.
In Massachusetts, it is illegal for a landlord, on their own, to remove tenants and occupants and their belongings from a rented apartment, room, or home without first getting a court order. The court case that a landlord files to get a court order is called summary process (the legal term for an eviction).
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.
On average, it would take anywhere between a little over 1 month to more than 1 year for a complete eviction process. Give your tenant a written Notice to Vacate prior to the eviction process. Make sure no mistakes were made in the filing process. If you win the case, the judge will give you a Judgment of Possession.
The 14 day notice to quit, can be filed after any point when rent is due and has not been paid. Massachusetts does have a 15 day grace period, hence the 14 day notice to quit, which includes the first day the rent was due and 14 more days in which you are required to allow the tenant to pay overdue rent.
When a tenant is evicted for reasons that were not the tenant's fault, a judge may grant a stay of execution for up to 6 months to give a tenant time to find a new place to live, or for other reasons. If the tenant is disabled or over 60, the stay can be up to to 12 months.