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Tenants’ Rights in Massachusetts
Legal Tactics: Tenants’ Rights in Massachusetts
Written in easy-to-understand terms, this volume focuses on private rental housing. It includes:

- 18 chapters on security deposits, rent, repairs, evictions, lead poisoning, and more
- 2-page plain language handouts for each chapter
- 11 self-help court eviction forms
- 30 forms, sample letters, and checklists
- 60-page phone directory
- Text of key laws
- Glossary of legal terms
It is a one-stop reference and listed by the Massachusetts Trial Court Library as the “Best Bet” on eviction law.
Legal Tactics chapters and forms are also available online for free at MassLegalHelp.org/legal-tactics.
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