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Information and FAQ Massachusetts Landlord Tenant Laws

Landlord tenant laws vary from State to State.  You will find here principles that apply to all States and State specific information applicable only to your State.  You should consult an attorney if you have questions.

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Landlord tenant laws deal with many areas of the landlord tenant relationship.  Generally, some of the areas covered, depending on your State include:

  1. Requirement that a lease be in writing.
  2. Rules regarding how a security deposit must be handled.
  3. Legal duties of the Landlord regardless of the terms of the lease.
  4. Legal duties of the tenant regardless of the terms of the lease.
  5. Specific procedural requirements for terminating a lease.
  6. Specific procedures for evicting a tenant.
  7. Rent increase procedures.
  8. How abandoned personal property must be handled.
  9. Access to the premises by the Landlord.
  10. Subleasing laws.
  11. Rent control ordinances.
  12. Discrimination in renting.
  13. Terms prohibited in rental agreements or unenforceable.
  14. Care of the Premises by the tenant
  15. Many others.

Some of the areas can be governed or changed by the rental agreement, while others cannot be changed by the agreement.  Overall, the landlord tenant relationship is controlled by the 1) lease agreement, 2) State laws, 3) Federal Laws and 4) Local laws.

Termination of the lease agreement and notices between the landlord and tenant must comply with requirements of your State.

Many of the forms available have Law Summaries connected to each form search providing law provisions that govern the requirements of the form.

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Basic responsibilities of the landlord and tenant in most States are:

Landlords' Responsibilities
  1. Landlords must ensure that the premises are maintained in a decent, safe, sanitary condition.
  2. Landlords must ensure that each dwelling unit has an adequate heating system and complies with all applicable codes.
  3. Landlords must allow tenants the full use and enjoyment of the dwelling unit and comply with the rental agreement and the law regarding landlord access to the rental unit.
  4. Landlords cannot use a lease which takes away any of the tenant's basic rights under the law.
  5. Before ending the rental agreement, the landlord must give proper notice to the tenant and, in the case of an eviction, follow proper legal procedures.
Tenants' Responsibilities
  1. Rent must be paid at the time and place agreed upon by both parties under the rental agreement.
  2. Tenants must keep their dwelling units safe and clean, take care not to cause damage beyond normal wear and tear, and notify the landlord of all problems.
  3. Tenants and their guests must conduct themselves in a manner that will not disturb other tenants' peaceful enjoyment of the premises.
  4. Before ending the rental agreement, the tenant must give proper notice to the landlord.

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Tips for Preparing Massachusetts Landlord Forms & Tenant Forms

  1. Be aware of the fact that landlord-renter interactions are regulated by state and federal regulations. When preparing Massachusetts Landlord Forms & Tenant Forms, consider that lord-renter regulations vary from one state or are to another. Your demands and decisions should be based on state-specific regulations and not solely on your own preferences.
  2. Be crystal clear about your expectations from your tenant/property owner. Regardless of what side of the rental/lease process you’re on, you should prevent yourself from undermining the relationships with the person you’re entering agreement with. Before executing Massachusetts Landlord Forms & Tenant Forms or any other form, the landlord is to give as many inputs as possible in the rental contract’s provisions and review the document together with the tenant.
  3. Keep a healthy conversation with your property owner/renter. Properly creating Massachusetts Landlord Forms & Tenant Forms and executing all rent-related documents is an important stage for establishing the landlord-tenant relationship. However, your goal is to ensure that you both stay on the same page concerning all matters and remain transparent about every facet of the rental.
  4. Keep up to date with the changes introduced in the rental laws in your state. Rental regulations are being modified regularly. For example, because of pandemic broke out, the government introduced a short-term ban on residential eviction. You, as a landlord or renter, need to make sure you not only follow the claims in your document but equally abide by the local regulations to prevent any misconceptions.