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Adverse Action Letter For Credit

Landlords must issue this type of adverse action letter or adverse action notice when rejecting a tenant for a credit report or score.
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Security Deposit Receipt

This is a composite image of part of the MassLandlords security deposit receipt form, filled out for the fictional Rita Renter to Leslie Landlord. On top of the form, obscuring most of it, is a generic green check written out to Leslie Landlord for $1800. The memo line reads “new security deposit.”

When you first take a security deposit, issue the Move-in Money Receipt. Then as soon as possible, no more than 30 days after receiving the deposit, visit the bank to open the security deposit account and issue the Security Deposit Receipt below. The person taking the deposit must be either the…

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Application Instructions

Image of a hand with a pen on top of MassLandlords Rental Application These instructions make sense to give with any prospective tenant who takes an application home. (Remember to offer everyone an application.)
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Application Checklist

Image of a hand with a pen on top of MassLandlords Rental Application All pilots use a checklist to remember the obvious. No one wants to find themselves 5,000 ft in the air without having checked the plane over, right? Print this out and check off the items so you know you've done it all.
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Move-in Money Receipt

Landlords are allowed to take move-in money for first, last, security, and locks, nothing else. Don’t believe us? Read MGL Chapter 186 Section 15B for yourself. This move-in money receipt gets you started on the right foot. Note that if you have a security deposit, you also must promptly issue…

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Request for Landlord Reference

Read about the pros and cons of using a landlord reference form. Our "Request for Landlord Reference" can be used. Real example provided.
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