Category Archives: Real Estate Questions
How much notice do I need to give a tenant that a lease will not be renewed and can I show the home while the lease is active?
Additional Information: I presently rent my Newton home to an individual on a one year lease. I am dissatisfied with this tenant and will not be renewing his lease. How much notice do I need to give him that I … Continue reading
Landlord in Lowell caught breaking law. Can we terminate lease?
Additional Information: My wife and I rent an apartment in Lowell, Massachusetts. We noticed some things missing from our apartment so we set up a surveillance camera and caught our landlord entering our apartment without permission while we were away. … Continue reading
Can I break my lease due to Pot smoke?
Additional Information: I rent an apartment in Brighton, Massachusetts. I’d like to break my lease early due to pot smoke from another tenant getting into my unit. The landlord does not believe my complaint, and has therefore not done anything … Continue reading
Under Massachusetts law, may I evict my tenant for smelly trash?
Additional Information: I am a landlord in Newton, Massachusetts and have a tenant that I want to evict because she has rubbish and trash and dishes piled up everywhere. The smell invades my life. I would like to evict her … Continue reading
Can we sue our neighbor for fallen trees that damaged our house in Lexington?
Additional Information: We live in Lexington, MA. Our neighbor failed to cut the trees down. My house was severely damaged by two falling trees in the last ice storm we experienced, my wife and I were in the house when … Continue reading
