The chapters and other PDFs linked below are from Legal Tactics: Tenants' Rights in Massachusetts (8th edition). You can also read Legal Tactics as an e-book.

Full Chapter PDFs

Download each chapter of Legal Tactics (8th edition) as a PDF below.

 Chapter 1: Before You Move In (September 2018)

Chapter 2: Tenant Screening (May 2017)

Chapter 3: Security Deposits and Last Month's Rent (April 2018)

Chapter 4: Kinds of Tenancies (May 2017)

Chapter 5: Rent (May 2017)

Chapter 6: Utilities (Mat 2017)

Chapter 7: Discrimination (May 2017)

Chapter 8: Getting Repairs Made (May 2017)

Chapter 9: Lead Poisoning (May 2017)

Chapter 10: Getting Organized (May 2017)

Chapter 11: Moving Out (May 2017)

Chapter 12: Evictions (May 2017)

Chapter 13: When to Take Your Landlord to Court (May 2017)

Chapter 14: Using the Court System (May 2017)

Chapter 15: Rooming Houses (May 2017)

Chapter 16: Mobile Homes (May 2017)

Chapter 17: Condominium Control (May 2017)

Chapter 18: Tenants and Foreclosure (May 2017)

Booklets: Representing Yourself in an Eviction

Legal Tactics includes 15 booklets that can help you represent yourself if you are facing eviction in Massachusetts. Read the booklets here.

Forms, Checklists, and Letters

Download the forms, checklists, and letters referenced in Legal Tactics.