Massachusetts Landlord Bundle: 3 Kits in One Download (Massachusetts Landlord Kit, Massachusetts Small Claims Kit, Eviction Case File Organizer)

Who it is for

Landlords and property managers with rentals in Massachusetts: the state's rules, a small claims case for unpaid rent or damage, and an eviction case file if it comes to that.

Not the right fit if

Your rentals aren't in Massachusetts, or you only need one of the kits. Not a property management or legal service.

Why it is different

• 3 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The Massachusetts kits are built only from our Massachusetts data files: Massachusetts data files, checked November 2026 against 11 official pages, among them Massachusetts Legislature: General Laws c. 186, s. 15B; Massachusetts Attorney General: Guide to landlord and tenant rights; Massachusetts Legislature: M.G.L. c. 186, s. 12; Massachusetts Legislature: M.G.L. c. 186, s. 11; Mass.gov: Tenants' guide to eviction; Mass.gov: Uniform Summary Process Rule 2, plus National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel (a vetted secondary source, marked in the kit) where no official page could be read; Massachusetts small claims data file, checked November 2026 against Mass.gov: File a small claim in the Boston Municipal Court, District Court, or Housing Court; Mass.gov: Small Claims Court.
• Eviction Case File Organizer covers every state; the Massachusetts kits carry the state rules.

What is inside

• Massachusetts Landlord Compliance Kit. The Massachusetts landlord-tenant rules in one package: deposit capped at 1 month of rent; deposit returned within 30 days; 30-day notice to end month-to-month; 14-day notice for unpaid rent; $7,000 small claims limit. Deposits, notice periods, the eviction case and the small claims limit, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date. What it confirms: deposit limit: A security deposit equal to no more than the first month's rent (s. 15B(1)(b)); return deadline: Within 30 days after the end of occupancy: the deposit with interest, less any deductions, with a sworn itemized list of damages (s. 15B(4)); itemized list of deductions: An itemized list of damages sworn under the pains and penalties of perjury, with written evidence of the repair cost (s. 15B(4)(iii)); interest on the deposit: 5% a year, or the lower rate the bank actually paid, paid at the end of each year of the tenancy (s. 15B(3)(b)); where the deposit is held: In a separate, interest-bearing account in a bank in Massachusetts; a receipt within 30 days naming the bank, its address, the account number and the amount (s. 15B(3)(a)); penalty the law states: Three times the deposit, plus interest, costs and attorney fees, for the failures listed in s. 15B(7); ending month-to-month (landlord): Written notice by either side; ending month-to-month (tenant): Written notice by either side; rent increase notice: For a tenancy at will, rent can change with notice on the same terms as ending the tenancy; unpaid rent notice: 14 days' written notice to quit; entry notice: The landlord arranges entry with the tenant in advance (to repair, inspect or show); no set number of hours; late fee limits: A lease can't require a late fee for rent less than 30 days late; court: A District Court or Housing Court; a tenant can ask to move a case to Housing Court; filing fee: Depends on the court: $180 in a District Court or the Boston Municipal Court, $120 in Housing Court, plus a $15 surcharge and $5 for the summons; time to answer or appear: The written answer is due on or before the first Monday after the Monday entry date in the summons (counted here from filing on the entry date); hearing after filing: In the Housing Court, the clerk schedules the first court event 30 to 60 days after the case is entered; if the case isn't resolved there, trial is set about 2 weeks later (Standing Order 1-23, in effect until further order).
• Massachusetts Small Claims Court Kit. In Massachusetts, small claims (Small claims, Boston Municipal Court, District Court or Housing Court) cover claims up to $7,000. From the official page: Not more than $7,000 unless the claim is for property damage from a car accident. Where and how to file, from the official pages: District Court or Boston Municipal Court where at least one party lives, works or has a business, or (landlord-tenant) where the rental property is; Housing Court where the rental property is. Fees: claim of $500 or less: $40; $501 to $2,000: $50; $2,001 to $5,000: $100; $5,001 to $7,000: $150; car accident claim above $7,000: $150; eFiling service fee: $7. From mass.gov. A defendant who appeals pays an appeal fee and posts $100 unless the court waives it. Online filing: https://massachusetts.tylertech.cloud/SRL/SRL A claim calculator that adds up your items and compares the total with $7,000, a costs sheet with the Massachusetts fee list, a deadline sheet in business days that skips weekends and federal holidays, and a collection tracker with the balance owed. Service: The clerk mails the Statement of Claim and Notice to the defendant. Lawyers are allowed. Appeal: A defendant may appeal within 10 days; a plaintiff only in very specific instances. Both sides waive a jury trial in small claims.
• Eviction Case File Organizer. Walk into the hearing with the lease, the ledger, the notices and every date in order, whichever side you are on.