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Self Help Forms and Letters
Produced by Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
Produced by Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
Reviewed June 2020
Reviewed June 2020
Housing Code Checklist
An easy-to-use checklist that tells you the minimum legal requirements for rental housing under the State Sanitary Code.
Tenant Lead Law Notification & Tenant Certification Form
Before you move into an apartment built before 1978, the landlord must give you this lead warning notice and a copy of of any lead inspection reports.
Letter Requesting an Inspection
Tenant Petition to Enforce State Sanitary Code
Temporary Restraining Order
Use these forms to ask a court to order your landlord to fix a problem, make an emergency repair, or stop doing something illegal, like locking you out of your apartment. Or try the MassAccess interactive interview, 
Complaint for a Temporary Restraining Order, that lets you complete, review, sign and send your request for a Temporary Restraining Order to the court from your smart phone or computer.
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