MA landlord resources
Rent collection systems in Massachusetts
Organize rent ledgers, payment records and the notice process.
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).
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