Residential and Commercial Landlord-Tenant Practice in Massachusetts

Rental Application Standard Form Apartment Lease Apartment Condition Statement Request for Prior Landlord Reference Licensee Agreement Tenancy-at-Will Rent and Security Deposit Receipt Security Deposit Return Form Exclusive Leasing Agreement Office Definition of Operating Costs Retail Definition of Operating Costs Operating Costs Exclusions Audit Provision Definition of Percentage Rent Definition of Breakpoint and Gross Sales; Payment of Percentage Rent and Landlord’s Audit Provisions Tax Definition Subordination, Nondisturbance, and Attornment Agreement Lease Bibliography Checklist of Impermissible Questions for Prospective Tenants Landlord’s Notice of Right to Request a Reasonable Accommodation Sample Request for Accommodation Sample Letter to Verify Request for a Reasonable Accommodation MCAD Complaint Form Resources Chart of Antidiscrimination Statutes and Statutes of Limitations Sample Response by Respondent to MCAD Complaint HUD Complaint Form Notice of Violation (Building Code) Notice of Violation (Sanitary Code) City of Boston Code Provision CBC 9 1.3 (Inspection and Re-Inspection of Rental Units) City of Boston Ordinance Regulating the Maintenance of Vacant, Foreclosing Residential Properties Checklist for Housing Inspection Reports (G.L. c. 111, § 127B) Housing Complaint Screening Checklist Sample Request for Production of Documents in Lead Paint Liability Action Tenant Lead Law Notification Sample Complaint in Lead Paint Liability Action Sample Set of Interrogatories in Lead Paint Liability Action Notice to Property Owners and Tenants: Tenant’s Rights and Responsibilities Low-Risk Deleading Work by Homeowners and Their Agents: A Step-by-Step Guide Defendant’s Requests for Production of Documents and Other Items Jury Instructions Plaintiff’s Requests for Production of Documents and Other Items Plaintiff’s Interrogatories to the Defendant Defendant’s Interrogatories to the Plaintiff Sample Jury Instructions on Negligence (Plaintiff’s Perspective) Sample Jury Instructions on Duty (Plaintiff’s Perspective) Sample Jury Instructions on Duty of Care (Plaintiff’s Perspective) Sample Jury Instructions on Superseding Intervening Cause (Plaintiff’s Perspective) Sample Jury Instructions on the Nature of a Civil Action (Plaintiff’s Perspective) Sample Jury Instructions on Burden of Proof (Plaintiff’s Perspective) Sample Jury Instructions on Owner’s Non-Delegateable Duty of Care (Plaintiff’s Perspective) Sample Jury Instructions on Evidence of Negligence (Plaintiff’s Perspective) Sample Jury Instructions on Standard of Care (Plaintiff’s Perspective) Sample Jury Instructions on Damages (Plaintiff’s Perspective) Sample Jury Instructions on Evidence Properly Considered (Plaintiff’s Perspective) Complaint and Jury Trial Demand (Negligent Security) Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories to Defendant (Trip and Fall) Plaintiff’s First Request for Production of Documents to Defendant (Trip and Fall) Sample Jury Instructions on Duty of a Property Owner (Plaintiff’s Perspective) Sample Jury Instructions on Duty: Foreseeability (Plaintiff’s Perspective) Sample Jury Instructions on Evidence of Control (Plaintiff’s Perspective) Sample Jury Instructions on Evidence: Handrail Regulations (Plaintiff’s Perspective) Sample Jury Instructions on Exact Cause of Injury (Plaintiff’s Perspective) Sample Jury Instructions on Workers’ Compensation Lien (Plaintiff’s Perspective) Complaint and Jury Trial Demand (Negligent Maintenance) Complaint and Jury Trial Demand with Chapter 93A Claim (Negligent Maintenance) Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories to Defendant (Negligent Security) Plaintiff’s First Request for Production of Documents to Defendant (Negligent Security) Plaintiff’s Request for Jury Instructions Sample Jury Instructions on Preponderance of the Evidence (Plaintiff’s Perspective) Sample Jury Instructions on Owner’s Duty of Care (Plaintiff’s Perspective) Sample Jury Instructions on Proximate Cause (Plaintiff’s Perspective) Sample Jury Instructions on Causation (Plaintiff’s Perspective) Sample Jury Instructions on Compensatory Damages (Plaintiff’s Perspective) Sample Jury Instructions on Comparative Negligence (Plaintiff’s Perspective) Sample Verified Complaint (Trespassing) Sample Verified Complaint (Trespassing—Alternative) Sample Verified Complaint (Refusal to Allow Access) Sample Order (Drug Offenses) Sample Verified Complaint (Property Damage) Sample Verified Complaint (Drug Offenses) Sample Order (Property Damage) Sample Order (Trespassing) Sample Notice of Trespass Notice to Quit Terminating Tenancy at Will Rental Period Notice to Quit District Court Standing Order 1 11 Notice to Quit for Lease Violation Housing Court Standing Order 1 01 Notice to Quit Tenancy at Will with Offer of New Tenancy Use and Occupancy Letter MLRI Discovery Booklet Plaintiff’s Sample Motion for Payment of Use and Occupancy and Supporting Affidavit Checklist for Notice Required from Storage Facility Holding Evicted Tenant’s Possessions Summary Process Summons and Complaint House Court Standing Order 1 10 Plaintiff’s Sample Responses to Discovery Requests and Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Compel Summary Process Summons and Complaint Notice to Quit / Notice of Termination of Commercial Lease Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Notice of Default for Nonpayment of Rent Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike Notice to Terminate a Manufactured Housing Tenancy Permissible Reasons for Terminating a Manufactured Housing Tenancy Opinion Letter Concerning Referendum on 2015 Mass. Acts c. 141 Request for Information Mortgagor Notice Agreement for Judgment Attorney General’s Letter Dated December 13, 2010 Summary Process Summons and Complaint Summary Process Answer and Counterclaims Massachusetts Senate Bill No. 901 Sample Form to File Impounded Materials Foreclosure Deed and Affidavit Complaint for Writ of Entry Letter to Petitioners Regarding Referendum on 2015 Mass. Acts c. 141 Massachusetts House Bill No. 1656 Occupant Notice to Vacate Tenant Notice to Vacate Defendant’s Interrogatories, Request for Admissions, and Request for Production of Documents Sample Statement of Small Claim and Notice of Trial Form Sample Order Referring Case for Mediation Verification of Defendant’s Address Application for Supplementary Process Sample Complaint to Reach and Apply Rents in Satisfaction of Judgment Against Landlord Sample Letter to Debtor Postsuit Agreement for Judgment and for Payment Order Rent Withholding Letter Checklist of Actions Requiring Return of the Security Deposit Housing Code Checklist Checklist of Requirements Relating to Tenants’ Water Service Repair and Deduct Letter Pattern Jury Instructions in Landlord-Tenant Cases Practice in the Housing Court Bench Memorandum for Residential Summary Process Cases