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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.

Helpline

First Published May 14th, 2019 | Updated January 6th, 2026

The MassLandlords hourly helpline service provides legal information and business advice from non-attorney counselors.

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.

Rent Control Ballot Initiative Shouldn’t Have Been Approved; We Are Fighting It

First Published December 26th, 2025 | Updated January 6th, 2026 Posted in News - 0 Comments

screen capture of Article 48 of the state constitution, which states that “No proposition inconsistent with any one of the following rights of the individual…shall be the subject of an initiative or referendum petition: The right to receive compensation for private property appropriated to public use,” among other rights.

MassLandlords is waging a multipronged campaign against the rent control initiative on legal, legislative, political, economic and historic grounds. We need your help for this vital challenge.

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

Helpline

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

Rent Control Ballot Initiative Shouldn’t Have Been Approved; We Are Fighting It

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