Eviction
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Eviction basics and Notices to Quit
Learn about the steps a landlord must take to legally evict you.
How to file an Answer in an eviction case
This booklet walks you through how to file an Answer after you get a Summary Process Summons and Complaint.
Tenants, foreclosure, and eviction
If you are a tenant and your apartment is at risk of foreclosure, learn how you can protect yourself.
Booklets: Representing Yourself in an Eviction
If you are facing eviction and don't have a lawyer, use the information in these PDF booklets to protect yourself.
Chapter 12: Evictions
This chapter of the Legal Tactics e-book tells you how the eviction process works, what rights you have throughout the process, how you can prevent an eviction, and how you might be able to postpone an eviction while you find another place to live.
What can I do if my landlord tries to lock me out or turns off my heat or utilities?
Learn what you can do if your landlord tries to evict you illegally.
Eviction Storage law: protecting the belongings of tenants facing eviction
If you are a tenant facing an eviction in Massachusetts, the Eviction Storage Law: Requires that your property be stored in a licensed public warehouse; Gives you the right to choose a particular licensed public warehouse within 20 miles of...
How to ask for a Stay of Execution in an eviction case to get more time to move out
This booklet walks you through how to fill out the Stay of Execution form.
How to file a Motion to Remove Default in an eviction case
Learn how to fill out the Motion to Remove Default form if you miss your eviction court date.
How to transfer your case to Housing court
If your eviction case is in District Court or Boston Municipal Court, you have the right to transfer it to Housing Court. Learn more.
Protection from eviction: Survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, and stalking
Learn what rights and protections you have under Massachusetts law.
Video: Overview of evictions in Massachusetts
An introduction to the eviction process for tenants.
What the new owner must do to evict you
Foreclosing owner must have just cause to evict If you are a bona fide tenant, or a tenant at will in a property bought by the foreclosing bank at auction, you can stay in your unit after the foreclosure unless: You do something wrong that...
You can stay in your place after the eviction
a. If the Court Orders You Out Even if the court says the owner can evict you, you may be able to postpone or prevent the eviction. But you must act quickly. To learn more, see Evictions - Challenging a Court - Ordered Eviction. If the...