Section 9. If, upon the determination of a tenancy, in any manner mentioned in the preceding section, before the end of a period for which rent is payable, the rent therefor has been paid before such determination, a proportionate part thereof, according to the portion of such period then unexpired, may be recovered back in contract.
Structure 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 15 - Non-Liability of Landlord; Provisions in Lease or Rental Agreement
Section 15a - Waiver of Notices; Lease or Rental Agreement Provisions; Validity
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 16 - Leases or Rental Agreements Restricting Occupancy of Children
Section 17 - Occupancy Constituting Tenancy at Will; Termination
Section 20 - Attorneys' Fees and Expenses; Residential Lease Provisions; Implied Covenant; Waiver
Section 21 - Disclosure of Insurance Information by Lessor; Violations; Waiver
Section 23 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 23 to 29
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