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Chapter 186

Section 1 Repealed, 2008, 521, Sec. 5
Section 1A Land demised for term of 100 years or more regarded as estate in fee simple
Section 2 Repealed, 2012, 140, Sec. 2
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
Section 31 Notice to quit for nonpayment of rent