
Landlord/Tenant
As a Landlord or Tenant, you need to leases, the sanitary codes and the Security deposit Law. Do not get yourself in a bind by trying to represent yourself through Massachusetts’ complicated Landlord Tenant Laws. We at Prousalis & Papantonakis, P.C. have years of experience in and out of Court handling cases for both Landlords and Tenants. As a result, we are best prepared to represent you in Court or outside of it.
Landlord
What should I be concerned with If I am a Landlord? THINGS TO DO PRE-LEASE
• Know the Massachusetts Consumer Guide to Tenants Rights;
• Lead Certification;
• Discrimination;
• Finding and Legally Evaluating good Tenants
THINGS TO DO WHEN SIGNING LEASE
• Perform walk-through with perspective Tenant
• Sign the Lease AND State in Lease All matters to be addressed/fixed
• Have Tenant sign Statement of Conditions stating no sanitary issues.
• Give Tenant copy of executed Lease within 30 days of Lease being signed
• Provide Tenant with Letter stating where Security Deposits and Last Month rents collected
THINGS TO DO DURING LEASE
• Send interest check accrued every year within 30 days of the anniversary of the Lease.
• Maintain property/apartment in proper sanitary condition.
• Advise Tenant of prospective sale of property and what happens to their security and/or last month deposits
Tenant
What should I be concerned with If I am a Tenant?
• Know the Massachusetts Consumer Guide to Tenants Rights;
• Know the Security Deposit Law;
• Keep Everything in Writing.