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Rent basics
Learn the basics about rent laws for private housing, state and federal public housing, and subsidized housing.
Chapter 5: Rent
This chapter from the Legal Tactics: Private Housing e-book describes common problems for tenants that involve rent and rent increases. It also explains your rights and ways to deal with these problems.
Illegal Retaliatory Rent Increases
In Massachusetts, it is illegal for a landlord to increase your rent in retaliation for exercising your right as a tenant to: Report violations of the state Sanitary Code or other housing laws, whether to the landlord, anyone who works for...
Proper Notice of Rent Increase
To legally raise your rent, your landlord first must give you valid notice of the rent increase demand. The type of tenancy you have will determine when a landlord must send a notice of rent increase, and whether this notice is likely to be...