Section 5. If a foreclosing owner disagrees with the amount of rent or use and occupancy rates that a tenant-at-will or lessee pays to the foreclosing owner, the foreclosing owner may bring a claim in district or superior court or the housing court to claim that the rent is unreasonable and set a new use and occupancy rate. A bona fide lease between the foreclosed-upon owner and the lessee or proof of rental payment to the foreclosed-upon owner shall be presumed reasonable.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part II - Real and Personal Property and Domestic Relations
Title I - Title to Real Property
Chapter 186a - Tenant Protections in Foreclosed Properties
Section 2 - Eviction of Tenants Prohibited; Exceptions
Section 3 - Written Notice of Identity and Address of Foreclosing Owner
Section 4 - Just Cause Eviction; Prerequisites
Section 5 - Claim by Foreclosing Owner to Set New Use and Occupancy Rate
Section 6 - Penalties for Illegal Eviction; Jurisdiction; Defenses