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One of the most important steps you can take as a tenant is to know your rights. What your rights are will depend upon what type of housing you live in or applying for.

This section of the website has all of our handbooks and booklets available to download as PDF files. These booklets have useful forms, sample letters, and checklists.

Finding Public and Subsidized Housing

Front Matter Front Matter
Housing Programs Housing Programs
How to Apply How to Apply
Who Has Priority? Who Has Priority?
How Waiting Lists Work How Waiting Lists Work
Eligibility Eligibility
Tenant Screening Tenant Screening
Using a Section 8 Voucher Using a Section 8 Voucher
Challenging a Denial of Housing Challenging a Denial of Housing
Immigrants and Housing Immigrants and Housing
Reasonable Accommodations Reasonable Accommodations
Glossary Glossary
Directory Directory

Public Housing

Our Homes, Our Communities Report Our Homes, Our Communities Report

Using Your Public Housing Grievance Process Using Your Public Housing Grievance Process

Understanding Your Lease in Public Housing Understanding Your Lease in Public Housing

Creating a Memorandum of Understanding Creating a Memorandum of Understanding

Rent in Public Housing Rent in Public Housing

Transfers in Public Housing Transfers in Public Housing

Private Housing

Please note: The revised, updated edition of Tenants' Rights in Massachusetts: Private Housing will be available in September, 2008.

Acknowledgements Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Using Legal Tactics Chapter 1 Using Legal Tactics
Chapter 2 Before Moving In Chapter 2 Before Moving In
Chapter 3 Security Deposits Chapter 3 Security Deposits
Chapter 4 Tenancy Chapter 4 Tenancy
Chapter 5 Rents Chapter 5 Rents
Chapter 6 Utilities Chapter 6 Utilities
Chapter 7 Discrimination Chapter 7 Discrimination
Chapter 8 Getting Repairs Made Chapter 8 Getting Repairs Made
Chapter 9 Lead Poisoning Chapter 9 Lead Poisoning
Chapter 10 Getting Organized Chapter 10 Getting Organized
Chapter 11 Receiverships Chapter 11 Receiverships
Chapter 12 Moving Out Chapter 12 Moving Out
Chapter 13 Evictions Chapter 13 Evictions
Chapter 14 Taking Your Landlord to Court Chapter 14 Taking Your Landlord to Court
Chapter 15 Using the Court System Chapter 15 Using the Court System
Chapter 16 Getting (& Preventing) Access to Information Chapter 16 Getting (& Preventing) Access to Information
Chapter 17 Emergency Assistance Chapter 17 Emergency Assistance
Chapter 18 Rooming Houses Chapter 18 Rooming Houses
Chapter 19 Mobile Homes Chapter 19 Mobile Homes
Chapter 20 Condominium Control Chapter 20 Condominium Control
Directory Directory

Self Help Forms and Letters

Eviction Storage Law

Eviction Storage Law Flyer Eviction Storage Law Flyer
Download a one-page overview

Eviction Storage Law Booklet Eviction Storage Law Booklet
Download a booklet on the new law

Sample Letter to Give to Constable Sample Letter to Give to Constable
Download a sample eviction storage letter to constable

Water Law

Water Law Flyer Water Law Flyer
Water Law Booklet Water Law Booklet
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