LL-2 Letters: Landlord Needs Access to the Unit
Before using these letters please familiarize yourself with the relevant state laws (below) related to landlord access to rental units.
Please select a letter that best matches your situation:
LL-2, Letter –1:
Situation: The purpose of this letter is for the landlord to request access to the unit to make repairs. BEFORE USING THIS LETTER, it can often help to try to reach agreement with your tenant directly to work out an access plan. If you need help to do this, consider using mediation, a good friend and/or others to facilitate communication. You can also use this letter to help you work out an access plan with the tenant.
LL-2, Letter–2:
Situation: This letter is to follow-up once agreement is reached on an access plan. It helps you to specify what access plan has been agreed to and can help avoid any misunderstandings.
LL-2, Letter –3:
Situation: This letter is to follow up LL2, Letter-1 or Letter-2 (above) because agreement has not been reached for access.
LL-2, Letter – 4:
Situation: This letter is to inform the tenant that eviction proceedings shall begin while you (the landlord) remain interested to work out an access plan.
LL-2, Letter – 5:
Situation: Landlord requests access to unit to make repairs. The tenant and landlord had reached agreement on an access plan, but the tenant did not follow through with the plan.
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GENERAL LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS
PART II.
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS
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TITLE I.
TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY
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CHAPTER 186. ESTATES FOR YEARS AND AT WILL
Chapter 186: Section 15B Entrance of premises prior to termination of lease; payments; receipts; interest; records; security deposits
Section 15B. (1) (a) No lease relating to residential real property shall contain a provision that a lessor may, except to inspect the premises, to make repairs thereto or to show the same to a prospective tenant, purchaser, mortgagee or its agents, enter the premises before the termination date of such lease. A lessor may, however, enter such premises:
(i) in accordance with a court order;
(ii) if the premises appear to have been abandoned by the lessee; or
(iii) to inspect, within the last thirty days of the tenancy or after either party has given notice to the other of intention to terminate the tenancy, the premises for the purpose of determining the amount of damage, if any, to the premises which would be cause for deduction from any security deposit held by the lessor pursuant to this section.
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