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Move-in Money Receipt

First Published October 9th, 2017 | Updated January 20th, 2026

Rental form: Landlords in Massachusetts may take certain deposits and fees as move-in money, but you must issue receipts for what you collect.

Security Deposit Receipt

First Published October 2nd, 2014 | Updated January 20th, 2026

Rental form: Once you have deposited your renter’s security deposit in the bank (within 30 days of lease signing), issue this receipt.

Cosigner Guarantee

First Published March 13th, 2017 | Updated January 20th, 2026

Sample of Massachusetts tenancy at will rental agreement

Rental form: A guarantee to be signed by the cosigner if one is needed. Not a standalone lease or tenancy at will agreement.

Summary of Addenda

First Published February 23rd, 2014 | Updated January 20th, 2026

An image of a miniature red and white house sitting on a tabletop, with a house key next to it.

Rental form: Rental form: A summary of all the addenda you're attaching, in one place, for your renters to acknowledge and sign.

Cleaning Fees

First Published February 22nd, 2014 | Updated January 20th, 2026

Rental form: The move-out instructions and minimum charge list, or cleaning fees, in your rental agreement are a deterrent only.

An Act preventing fires and secondhand smoke in non-smoking rental housing.

First Published January 10th, 2025 | Updated January 15th, 2026

A smoke detector attachment reveals a hole in a ceiling where a smoke detector used to be.

Our bill to address fire safety in rental housing by preventing smokers in violation of a no-smoking agreement tampering with smoke detectors.

Collect Rent Online

First Published December 13th, 2017 | Updated January 12th, 2026

This is the RentHelper flyer. Pay or collect rent by texting us what to do. Real managers help with move-in monies, recurring rent and paying own balances.

Collect rent online by joining the RentHelper pilot. Tenants build credit by paying rent, and landlords never stress over late or bounced payments.

RealPage, Greystar, Other Landlords Agree to Settlement in DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit

First Published January 2nd, 2026 | Updated January 6th, 2026 Posted in News - 0 Comments

screen shot of the first page of the DOJ settlement document from a U.S. District Court in North Carolina, reading, in part, “United States of America, plaintiff, v. RealPage, Inc., Defendant; Proposed Final Judgment.”

RealPage, a rental real estate software leader, and several of its customers, accused of unfairly colluding to raise rents, recently settled.

MassLandlords Filed Hundreds of Pages of Testimony Throughout 2025 Legislative Annual Session

Posted on January 2nd, 2026 Posted in News - 0 Comments

A close-up view of the Massachusetts State house with gold dome visible, and the front wrought iron gate that reads “Massachusetts State House” in gold block letters.

From rent control to in-home daycares, MassLandlords represented rental housing providers by filing testimony on a variety of bills over the past year

MassLandlords Executive Director Re-Elected to Dept. of Energy Equity Working Group

Posted on January 2nd, 2026 Posted in News - 0 Comments

Doug Quattrochi, a man with dark hair wearing a black dress shirt and gray dress pants, gives a presentation in front of a room of people. A MassLandlords banner can be seen to the left.

Executive Director Doug Quattrochi was unanimously re-elected to his Mass Save stakeholder seat on the EWG.

Move-in Money Receipt

Security Deposit Receipt

Cosigner Guarantee

Summary of Addenda

Cleaning Fees

An Act preventing fires and secondhand smoke in non-smoking rental housing.

Collect Rent Online

RealPage, Greystar, Other Landlords Agree to Settlement in DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit

MassLandlords Filed Hundreds of Pages of Testimony Throughout 2025 Legislative Annual Session

MassLandlords Executive Director Re-Elected to Dept. of Energy Equity Working Group

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