Massachusetts § 15D Oral agreement to execute lease; delivery of lease copy; penalty; waiver

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 15D — Oral agreement to execute lease; delivery of lease copy; penalty; waiver

Massachusetts § 15D

Part IIREAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Title ITITLE TO REAL PROPERTY

Ch. 186ESTATES FOR YEARS AND AT WILL

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Bluebook

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 15D (2026).

Text

Section 15D. A lessor who has agreed orally to execute a lease and obtains the signature of the lessee shall, within thirty days thereafter, deliver a copy of said lease to the lessee, duly signed and executed by said lessor. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars. Any waiver of this provision in any lease or other rental agreement shall be void and unenforceable.

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Section 15D. A lessor who has agreed orally to execute a lease and obtains the signature of the lessee shall, within thirty days thereafter, deliver a copy of said lease to the lessee, duly signed and executed by said lessor. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars. Any waiver of this provision in any lease or other rental agreement shall be void and unenforceable.