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Massachusetts

State housing and tenant protection laws

Rules (149)

Definitions applicable to Secs. 189A to 199B

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 189A

Program for the prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment of lead poisoning; lead poisoning control director; advisory committee

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 190

Reports of lead poisoning; notifications to agencies; records

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 191

Lead poisoning educational and publicity program

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 192

Field testing and approval of new methods of removing paint and other materials containing lead

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 192A

Preparation of educational materials

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 192B

Lead poisoning early identification program; examination and reports

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 193

Detection of sources of lead poisoning; inspection; search warrant; notice; examination of children; reports; records

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 194

Repealed, 1993, 482, Sec. 6

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 194A

State laboratory for lead and lead poisoning detection; specimen analysis; fee; report as prima facie evidence

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 195

Prohibited acts relating to lead-based paint, glaze or other substance; punishment; embargo of personal property

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 196

Duty of residential premises owners; interim control measures; abatement or containment of paint, plaster or other accessible structural material containing lead

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 197

Notice to prospective purchasers of premises of hazards of lead in premises; forms; letter of compliance; civil penalty

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 197A

Lead paint inspectors; deleaders; licensure

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 197B

Child exhibiting dangerous blood lead level after issuance of letters of compliance or interim control; liability

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 197C

Secured lenders; liability

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 197D

Lead abatement loan program

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 197E

Violations of state sanitary code; enforcement

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 198

Liability of owner of premises; punitive damages

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 199

Unlawful practices in selling, renting, or leasing premises containing lead in paint, plaster or materials

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 199A

Exemptions from Secs. 189A to 199A

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 199B

State sanitary code; adoption; enforcement; jurisdiction; speedy trial

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 127A

Dwellings unfit for human habitation; order to vacate or to abate nuisance; removal of occupants; demolition expense, lien; inspection reports; code violations; notices; enforcement proceedings, jurisdiction; appeal

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 127B

Petition for violation of sanitary code; requisites

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 127C

Entry fee; notice upon offending owner

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 127D

Copy of report of investigation; admissibility in evidence

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 127E

Court order regarding rental payments; disbursement of funds; receiver

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 127F

Removal from district to superior or housing court; transmittal of rents and removal fees

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 127G

Repealed, 1992, 407, Sec. 9

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 127H

Enforcement of sanitary code; remedies; receiver

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 127I

Petition by receiver to apply for financial assistance; notice and hearing; financial assistance; lien

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 127J

Agreement to waive enforcement of sanitary code; validity

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 127K

Repairs by tenants of residential premises to cure violations; reimbursement for cost

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 127L

Repealed, 1975, 615

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 127M

Actions by tenants against owners of residential premises; joinder of certain other persons as parties; liability; exception

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 127N

Conveyance of real estate with intent to evade nuisance provisions; penalty

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 127O

Land covered by subdivision plan; application of state environmental code

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111 § 127P

Installation of automatic equipment on order of marshal

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 148 § 26

Automatic sprinklers in high rise buildings; enforcement; appeals

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 148 § 26A

Automatic fire warning and smoke detection systems in certain buildings; enforcement; appeals

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 148 § 26B

Certain public accommodations; automatic smoke or heat detectors

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 148 § 26C

Definitions applicable to Secs. 26D to 26F

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 148 § 26D

Residential buildings or structures; installation of smoke detectors

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 148 § 26E

Residential buildings or structures; equipping with smoke detectors upon sale or transfer

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 148 § 26F

Automatic sprinkler systems required for buildings and structures totaling more than 7,500 gross square feet

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 148 § 26G

Lodging or boarding houses; automatic sprinkler systems

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 148 § 26H

Multiple dwelling units; new construction; automatic sprinkler systems

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 148 § 26I

Definitions

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 151B § 1

Partial invalidity

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 151B § 10

Policies; recommendations

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 151B § 2

Functions, powers and duties of commission

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 151B § 3

Employers' policies against sexual harassment; preparation of model policy; education and training programs

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 151B § 3A

Unlawful practices

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 151B § 4

Conveyance by void instruments; penalty

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 151B § 4A

Complaints; procedure; limitations; bar to proceeding; award of damages

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 151B § 5

Review of commission's order; court order for enforcement; appeals; availability of commission's copy of testimony; limitations

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 151B § 6

Posting notices setting forth excerpts of statute and other information; refusal to post

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 151B § 7

Interference with commission; violation of order

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 151B § 8

Construction and enforcement of chapter; inconsistent laws; exclusiveness of statutory procedure; civil remedies; speedy trial; attorney's fees and costs; damages

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 151B § 9

Entry into land; legal proceedings required to recover possession of land or tenements; jurisdiction

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 184 § 18

Repealed, 2008, 521, Sec. 5

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 1

Rent as a necessary

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 10

Determination of lease for nonpayment of rent

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 11

Termination of lease for nonpayment of rent

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 11A

Notice to determine estate at will

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 12

Recovery of possession after termination of tenancy at will

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 13

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 c. 186 § 13A

Wrongful acts of landlord; premises used for dwelling or residential purposes; utilities, services, quiet enjoyment; penalties; remedies; waiver

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 14

Non-liability of landlord; provisions in lease or rental agreement

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 15

Waiver of notices; lease or rental agreement provisions; validity

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 15A

Entrance of premises prior to termination of lease; payments; receipts; interest; records; security deposits

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 15B

Residential real estate, lease payments based on real estate tax increases

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 15C

Oral agreement to execute lease; delivery of lease copy; penalty; waiver

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 15D

Action against owner; injuries due to defects violating building code; defense; waiver

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 15E

Residential leases or rental agreements restricting litigation or landlord liability; ouster of tenant; remedies

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 15F

Leases or rental agreements restricting occupancy of children

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 16

Occupancy constituting tenancy at will; termination

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 17

Residential care and services; housing facility providers; eviction; hearing; jurisdiction

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 17A

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 c. 186 § 18

Notice to landlord of unsafe condition; tort actions for injuries resulting from uncorrected condition

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 19

Land demised for term of 100 years or more regarded as estate in fee simple

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 1A

Repealed, 2012, 140, Sec. 2

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 2

Attorneys' fees and expenses; residential lease provisions; implied covenant; waiver

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 20

Disclosure of insurance information by lessor; violations; waiver

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 21

Definitions; submeter installation; testing; water use charges; public housing development exemption

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 22

Definitions applicable to Secs. 23 to 29

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 23

Termination of rental agreement or tenancy by victim of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault or stalking

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 24

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 c. 186 § 25

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 c. 186 § 26

Jurisdiction of courts to restrain violation of Secs. 23 to 26; applicability of other laws to requests to change locks

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 27

Waivers of Secs. 23 to 27 void and unenforceable

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 28

Owner immunity from liability

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 29

Tenancy at sufferance; liability for rent

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 3

Inspection of vacated property for presence of abandoned animals

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 30

Notice to quit for nonpayment of rent

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 31

Liability of tenant for rent for proportion of land in possession

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 4

Action to recover rent; evidence

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 5

Survival of action

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 6

Remedies of landlords

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 7

Recovery of rent accruing before determination of lease

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 8

Recovery of rent paid in advance

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186 § 9

Definitions

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186A § 1

Eviction of tenants prohibited; exceptions

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186A § 2

Written notice of identity and address of foreclosing owner

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186A § 3

Just cause eviction; prerequisites

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186A § 4

Claim by foreclosing owner to set new use and occupancy rate

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186A § 5

Penalties for illegal eviction; jurisdiction; defenses

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186A § 6

Persons entitled to summary process

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 239 § 1

Stay of proceedings; hearings

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 239 § 10

Stay of proceedings; deposit of applicant

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 239 § 11

Stay of proceedings; validity of waiver in lease

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 239 § 12

Stay of proceedings; costs

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 239 § 13

Inspection of property for presence of abandoned animals

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 239 § 14

Action for summary process for nonpayment of rent; monthly report

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 239 § 15

Eviction; petition to seal record; petition to access sealed record; consumer reporting agency; housing or credit screening applications; notice of satisfaction

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 239 § 16

Land or tenements used for residential purposes; action by lessor under this chapter to recover possession; conditions and restrictions

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 239 § 1A

Jurisdiction; venue; form of writ

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 239 § 2

Reprisal for reporting violations of law, for tenant's union activity, or actions taken pursuant to laws protecting tenants who are victims of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault or stalking; defense; presumption

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 239 § 2A

Judgment and execution; costs; appeal

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 239 § 3

Storage of property removed; notice of presence and condition of animals; liens and enforcement; penalties

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 239 § 4

Appeal; bond; actions thereon; waiver; appeal of waiver or periodic payments; notice of decision

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 239 § 5

Condition of bond in action for possession after foreclosure of mortgage; after purchase

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 239 § 6

Condition of bond after foreclosure of tax title

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 239 § 6A

Judgments; effect

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 239 § 7

Three years quiet possession; effect

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 239 § 8

Rent withholding; grounds; amount claimed; presumptions and burden of proof; procedures

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 239 § 8A

Stay of proceedings

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 239 § 9

Definitions

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 40B § 20

Low or moderate income housing; applications for approval of proposed construction; hearing; appeal

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 40B § 21

Appeal to housing appeals committee; procedure; judicial review

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 40B § 22

Hearing by housing appeals committee; issues; powers of disposition; orders; enforcement

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 40B § 23

Title

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 40P § 1

Purpose

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 40P § 2

Definition of rent control

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 40P § 3

General prohibition; exception

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 40P § 4

Preemption

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 40P § 5

Definitions

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 40T § 1

Applicability

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 40T § 10

Notice requirements for termination of affordability restriction

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 40T § 2

Purchase option for publicly-assisted housing by department

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 40T § 3

Sale of publicly assisted housing to third party by purchase contract; submission to department; contents; time for completion of sale

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 40T § 4

Applicability of Sec. 16 of chapter 30B

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 40T § 5

Exemptions; requests

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 40T § 6

Rent increases for protected low-income tenants after termination

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 40T § 7

Regulatory agreements

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 40T § 8

Certificate of compliance; request; time for issuance; filing requirements

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 40T § 9

Definitions

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 93A § 1

Unfair practices; legislative intent; rules and regulations

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 93A § 2

Civil actions and remedies; class action; demand for relief; damages; costs; exhausting administrative remedies

Mass. Gen. Laws c. 93A § 9

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Massachusetts regulations are being prepared for ingestion.