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Section 1Long term interests; treatment as freeholder
Section 1ALand demised for term of 100 years or more regarded as estate in fee simple
Section 2Assignment of dower
Section 3Tenancy at sufferance; liability for rent
Section 4Liability of tenant for rent for proportion of land in possession
Section 5Action to recover rent; evidence
Section 6Survival of action
Section 7Remedies of landlords
Section 8Recovery of rent accruing before determination of lease
Section 9Recovery of rent paid in advance
Section 10Rent as a necessary
Section 11Determination of lease for nonpayment of rent
Section 11ATermination of lease for nonpayment of rent
Section 12Notice to determine estate at will
Section 13Recovery of possession after termination of tenancy at will
Section 13ATenants 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 14Wrongful acts of landlord; premises used for dwelling or residential purposes; utilities, services, quiet enjoyment; penalties; remedies; waiver
Section 15Non-liability of landlord; provisions in lease or rental agreement
Section 15AWaiver of notices; lease or rental agreement provisions; validity
Section 15BEntrance of premises prior to termination of lease; payments; receipts; interest; records; security deposits
Section 15CResidential real estate, lease payments based on real estate tax increases
Section 15DOral agreement to execute lease; delivery of lease copy; penalty; waiver
Section 15EAction against owner; injuries due to defects violating building code; defense; waiver
Section 15FResidential leases or rental agreements restricting litigation or landlord liability; ouster of tenant; remedies
Section 16Leases or rental agreements restricting occupancy of children
Section 17Occupancy constituting tenancy at will; termination
Section 17AResidential care and services; housing facility providers; eviction; hearing; jurisdiction
Section 18Reprisal 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 19Notice to landlord of unsafe condition; tort actions for injuries resulting from uncorrected condition
Section 20Attorneys’ fees and expenses; residential lease provisions; implied covenant; waiver
Section 21Disclosure of insurance information by lessor; violations; waiver
Section 22Definitions; submeter installation; testing; water use charges; public housing development exemption