Eviction
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Eviction basics and Notices to Quit
Learn about the steps a landlord must take to legally evict you.
Tenants, foreclosure, and eviction
If you are a tenant and your apartment is at risk of foreclosure, learn how you can protect yourself.
Legal Tactics Booklets: Representing Yourself in an Eviction
If you are facing eviction, use the information within the Booklets below to protect yourself. In Massachusetts, you do not have the right to a lawyer if you are facing eviction. Because of this, many people have to represent themselves...
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
If you lost your eviction case, or you agreed in a court judgment to move out, and you need more time to move, you can ask the judge to let you stay in your home longer. You must act fast and use the Stay of Execution form in this booklet...
How to file a Motion to Remove Default in an eviction case
If you miss your eviction court date, the court will allow the landlord to evict you. But you can ask the court for another court date. As soon as you can, fill out the Motion to Remove Default form in this booklet and file it. Use the...
How to file an Answer in an eviction case
When you get a Summary Process Summons and Complaint, file your Answer as soon as you can. Use the Answer to: Defend your rights, Explain to the judge why your landlord should not evict you, and Tell the judge what the landlord did wrong...
How to transfer your case to Housing court
Housing Courts in Massachusetts specialize in housing matters. They are set up to hear evictions, housing code cases, and other housing matters. They have programs like the Tenancy Preservation Project, Lawyer for the Day, and other...
Protection from eviction: Survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, and stalking
Nobody deserves abuse by an intimate partner or a family member, but unfortunately many people experience abuse by a loved one or someone they were previously in a relationship with. Many people also experience assault, stalking or...
What can I do if my landlord tries to lock me out or turns off my heat or utilities?
If your landlord has locked you out or turned off your heat, it is an emergency. Call the court right away. Find the court that serves your community. See District and Housing court locations.