MA landlord resources
Exit strategy education in Massachusetts
Discuss portfolio planning, lease obligations and professional advice before an exit.
Dataset review pending. These supplied references have not been independently verified. Educational information only, not legal, tax or financial advice.
Massachusetts: Notices and tenancy endings
14 days' written notice to quit for nonpayment of rent (M.G.L. c. 186 § 11 for written leases; § 12 for tenancies at will); tenant may cure by paying rent, interest and costs.
A tenancy at will is terminated by notice equal to the rent interval or 30 days, whichever is longer (M.G.L. c. 186 § 12); effectively 30 days for a month-to-month tenancy.
Court listed in the supplied dataset: Housing Court (also District Court / Boston Municipal Court).
Massachusetts: Rent regulation
Rent control prohibited statewide: no city or town may enact, maintain or enforce rent control of any kind (M.G.L. c. 40P § 4), which preempts inconsistent state or local law (§ 5).
Sources supplied for Massachusetts
Dates below are verification dates claimed in the uploaded dataset, not a new review by Calvin's team.
- M.G.L. c. 186 § 15B (security deposits)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
- M.G.L. c. 186 § 11 (nonpayment, written lease)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
- M.G.L. c. 186 § 12 (notice to terminate tenancy at will)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
- M.G.L. c. 40P § 4–5 (rent control prohibition and preemption)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06