Massachusetts Chapter 186 — Estates for Years and At Will
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 1— Repealed, 2008, 521, Sec. 5
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 1A— Land demised for term of 100 years or more regarded as estate in fee simple
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 2— Repealed, 2012, 140, Sec. 2
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 3— Tenancy at sufferance; liability for rent
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 4— Liability of tenant for rent for proportion of land in possession
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 5— Action to recover rent; evidence
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 6— Survival of action
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 7— Remedies of landlords
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 8— Recovery of rent accruing before determination of lease
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 9— Recovery of rent paid in advance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 10— Rent as a necessary
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 11— Determination of lease for nonpayment of rent
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 11A— Termination of lease for nonpayment of rent
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 12— Notice to determine estate at will
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 13— Recovery of possession after termination of tenancy at will
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 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
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 14— Wrongful acts of landlord; premises used for dwelling or residential purposes; utilities, services, quiet enjoyment; penalties; remedies; waiver
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 15— Non-liability of landlord; provisions in lease or rental agreement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 15A— Waiver of notices; lease or rental agreement provisions; validity
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 15B— Entrance of premises prior to termination of lease; payments; receipts; interest; records; security deposits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 15C— Residential real estate, lease payments based on real estate tax increases
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 15D— Oral agreement to execute lease; delivery of lease copy; penalty; waiver
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 15E— Action against owner; injuries due to defects violating building code; defense; waiver
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 15F— Residential leases or rental agreements restricting litigation or landlord liability; ouster of tenant; remedies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 16— Leases or rental agreements restricting occupancy of children
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 17— Occupancy constituting tenancy at will; termination
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 17A— Residential care and services; housing facility providers; eviction; hearing; jurisdiction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 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
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 19— Notice to landlord of unsafe condition; tort actions for injuries resulting from uncorrected condition
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 20— Attorneys' fees and expenses; residential lease provisions; implied covenant; waiver
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 21— Disclosure of insurance information by lessor; violations; waiver
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 22— Definitions; submeter installation; testing; water use charges; public housing development exemption
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 23— Definitions applicable to Secs. 23 to 29
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 24— Termination of rental agreement or tenancy by victim of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault or stalking
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 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
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 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
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 27— Jurisdiction of courts to restrain violation of Secs. 23 to 26; applicability of other laws to requests to change locks
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 28— Waivers of Secs. 23 to 27 void and unenforceable
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 29— Owner immunity from liability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 30— Inspection of vacated property for presence of abandoned animals
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 31— Notice to quit for nonpayment of rent