Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 186 - Estates for Years and at Will
Section 6 - Survival of Action

Massachusetts General Laws

Part II - Real and Personal Property and Domestic Relations

Title I - Title to Real Property

Chapter 186 - Estates for Years and at Will

Section 1a - Land Demised for Term of 100 Years or More Regarded as Estate in Fee Simple

Section 3 - Tenancy at Sufferance; Liability for Rent

Section 4 - Liability of Tenant for Rent for Proportion of Land in Possession

Section 5 - Action to Recover Rent; Evidence

Section 6 - Survival of Action

Section 7 - Remedies of Landlords

Section 8 - Recovery of Rent Accruing Before Determination of Lease

Section 9 - Recovery of Rent Paid in Advance

Section 10 - Rent as a Necessary

Section 11 - Determination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent

Section 11a - Termination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent

Section 12 - Notice to Determine Estate at Will

Section 13 - Recovery of Possession After Termination of Tenancy at Will

Section 13a - Tenants Deemed to Be at Will Upon Foreclosure of Residential Real Property; Status of Tenancy Agreements Where Rental Payment Subsidized Under State or Federal Law

Section 14 - Wrongful Acts of Landlord; Premises Used for Dwelling or Residential Purposes; Utilities, Services, Quiet Enjoyment; Penalties; Remedies; Waiver

Section 15 - Non-Liability of Landlord; Provisions in Lease or Rental Agreement

Section 15a - Waiver of Notices; Lease or Rental Agreement Provisions; Validity

Section 15b - Entrance of Premises Prior to Termination of Lease; Payments; Receipts; Interest; Records; Security Deposits

Section 15c - Residential Real Estate, Lease Payments Based on Real Estate Tax Increases

Section 15d - Oral Agreement to Execute Lease; Delivery of Lease Copy; Penalty; Waiver

Section 15e - Action Against Owner; Injuries Due to Defects Violating Building Code; Defense; Waiver

Section 15f - Residential Leases or Rental Agreements Restricting Litigation or Landlord Liability; Ouster of Tenant; Remedies

Section 16 - Leases or Rental Agreements Restricting Occupancy of Children

Section 17 - Occupancy Constituting Tenancy at Will; Termination

Section 17a - Residential Care and Services; Housing Facility Providers; Eviction; Hearing; Jurisdiction

Section 18 - Reprisal for Reporting Violations of Law or for Tenant's Union Activity; Damages and Costs; Notice of Termination, Presumption; Waiver in Leases or Other Rental Agreements Prohibited

Section 19 - Notice to Landlord of Unsafe Condition; Tort Actions for Injuries Resulting From Uncorrected Condition

Section 20 - Attorneys' Fees and Expenses; Residential Lease Provisions; Implied Covenant; Waiver

Section 21 - Disclosure of Insurance Information by Lessor; Violations; Waiver

Section 22 - Definitions; Submeter Installation; Testing; Water Use Charges; Public Housing Development Exemption

Section 23 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 23 to 29

Section 24 - Termination of Rental Agreement or Tenancy by Victim of Domestic Violence, Rape, Sexual Assault or Stalking

Section 25 - Refusal of Rental Agreement or Assistance Based on Termination of Rental Agreement Under Sec. 24 or Request for Change of Lock Under Sec. 26 Prohibited

Section 26 - Change of Locks Upon Request of Tenant, Co-Tenant or Household Member Believed to Be Under Imminent Threat of Domestic Violence, Rape, Sexual Assault or Stalking

Section 27 - Jurisdiction of Courts to Restrain Violation of Secs. 23 to 26; Applicability of Other Laws to Requests to Change Locks

Section 28 - Waivers of Secs. 23 to 27 Void and Unenforceable

Section 29 - Owner Immunity From Liability

Section 30 - Inspection of Vacated Property for Presence of Abandoned Animals