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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title XVI PUBLIC HEALTH
  4. Chapter 112 REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
  5. Section 87DDD.5 Real estate brokers and salesmen; persons finding dwelling accommodations for fee

Section 87DDD.5

Section 87DDD.5: Real estate brokers and salesmen; persons finding dwelling accommodations for fee

[ Text of section effective until August 1, 2025. For text effective August 1, 2025, see below.]

  Section 87DDD1/2. No person shall engage in the business of finding dwelling accommodations for prospective tenants for a fee unless such person is a licensed broker or salesman as defined in section eighty-seven PP of chapter one hundred and twelve.

Chapter 112: Section 87DDD.5. Real estate brokers and salesmen; persons finding dwelling accommodations for fee; contracts; payment of fee

[ Text of section as amended by 2025, 9, Sec. 43 effective August 1, 2025. See 2025, 9, Sec. 136. For text effective until August 1, 2025, see above.]

  Section 87DDD1/2. No person shall engage in the business of finding dwelling accommodations for prospective tenants for a fee unless such person is a licensed broker or salesman as defined in section eighty-seven PP of chapter one hundred and twelve. A licensed broker or salesperson may solely contract with a prospective tenant to find rental residential real property for a tenant and present an offer to lease to the landlord or landlord's agent and negotiate on behalf of the tenant or may solely contract with a landlord or landlord's agent to find a tenant for a property. Any fee shall only be paid by the party, lessor or tenant who originally engaged and entered into a contract with the licensed broker or salesperson.