Massachusetts Landlord Bundle: 3 Kits in One Download (Massachusetts Landlord Kit, Massachusetts Small Claims Kit, Eviction Case File Organizer)

Who it is for

Landlords and property managers with rentals in Massachusetts: the state's rules, a small claims case for unpaid rent or damage, and an eviction case file if it comes to that.

Not the right fit if

Your rentals aren't in Massachusetts, or you only need one of the kits. Not a property management or legal service.

Why it is different

• 3 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The Massachusetts kits are built only from our Massachusetts data files: Massachusetts data files, checked November 2026 against 8 official pages, among them Massachusetts Legislature: General Laws c. 186, s. 15B; Massachusetts Attorney General: Guide to landlord and tenant rights; Massachusetts Legislature: M.G.L. c. 186, s. 12; Massachusetts Legislature: M.G.L. c. 186, s. 11; Mass.gov: Tenants' guide to eviction; Mass.gov: Uniform Summary Process Rule 2; Massachusetts small claims data file, checked November 2026 against Mass.gov: File a small claim in the Boston Municipal Court, District Court, or Housing Court; Mass.gov: Small Claims Court.
• Eviction Case File Organizer covers every state; the Massachusetts kits carry the state rules.

What is inside

• Massachusetts Landlord Compliance Kit. The Massachusetts landlord-tenant rules in one package: deposit capped at 1 month of rent; deposit returned within 30 days; 30-day notice to end month-to-month; 14-day notice for unpaid rent. Deposits, notice periods, the eviction case and the small claims limit, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date. What it confirms: deposit limit: A security deposit equal to no more than the first month's rent (s. 15B(1)(b)); return deadline: Within 30 days after the end of occupancy: the deposit with interest, less any deductions, with a sworn itemized list of damages (s. 15B(4)); itemized list of deductions: An itemized list of damages sworn under the pains and penalties of perjury, with written evidence of the repair cost (s. 15B(4)(iii)); interest on the deposit: 5% a year, or the lower rate the bank actually paid, paid at the end of each year of the tenancy (s. 15B(3)(b)); where the deposit is held: In a separate, interest-bearing account in a bank in Massachusetts; a receipt within 30 days naming the bank, its address, the account number and the amount (s. 15B(3)(a)); penalty the law states: Three times the deposit, plus interest, costs and attorney fees, for the failures listed in s. 15B(7); ending month-to-month (landlord): Written notice by either side; ending month-to-month (tenant): Written notice by either side. How to use the kit, the 18 confirmed Massachusetts rules at a glance and the 5 items to confirm: filing fee, time to answer or appear, hearing after filing, paying to stop the case, right to counsel (statewide), each with the official page to check. The Massachusetts case in order from notice to lockout, with each confirmed stage, an example dated from a sample filing day where the rules give periods, and blanks for your own case dates.
• Massachusetts Small Claims Court Kit. In Massachusetts, small claims (Small claims, Boston Municipal Court, District Court or Housing Court) cover claims up to $7,000. From the official page: Not more than $7,000 unless the claim is for property damage from a car accident. Where and how to file, from the official pages: District Court or Boston Municipal Court where at least one party lives, works or has a business, or (landlord-tenant) where the rental property is; Housing Court where the rental property is. Fees: claim of $500 or less: $40; $501 to $2,000: $50; $2,001 to $5,000: $100; $5,001 to $7,000: $150; car accident claim above $7,000: $150; eFiling service fee: $7. From mass.gov. A defendant who appeals pays an appeal fee and posts $100 unless the court waives it. Online filing: https://massachusetts.tylertech.cloud/SRL/SRL A claim calculator that adds up your items and compares the total with $7,000, a costs sheet with the Massachusetts fee list, a deadline sheet in business days that skips weekends and federal holidays, and a collection tracker with the balance owed. Service: The clerk mails the Statement of Claim and Notice to the defendant. Lawyers are allowed. Appeal: A defendant may appeal within 10 days; a plaintiff only in very specific instances. Both sides waive a jury trial in small claims.
• Eviction Case File Organizer. Walk into the hearing with the lease, the ledger, the notices and every date in order, whichever side you are on.