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Free Massachusetts HOA &
Community Rules Addendum Template

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Last reviewed September 2026

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Massachusetts HOA & Community Rules Addendum

This HOA & Community Rules Addendum is built with Massachusetts as the governing state. These are the Massachusetts landlord-tenant rules that most often bear on it, with the statute for each.

Massachusetts rules at a glance

Massachusetts rules for an HOA & Community Rules Addendum
Nonpayment notice14-day notice to quit, with the state’s accompanying formM.G.L. c. 186 §§11, 12, 31
Nonpayment formThe state form that must accompany any nonpayment notice to quit (§31).
Landlord entryNo fixed notice period; entry only for the purposes the statute listsM.G.L. c. 186 §15B(1)(a)

Landlord entry & access

Massachusetts doesn’t set a minimum notice period for entry. Instead, it limits the reasons: a lease may let the landlord enter only to inspect, make repairs, or show the unit to a prospective tenant, buyer or lender; under a court order; if the unit appears abandoned; or, in the last 30 days of the tenancy or after either side has given notice to end it, to assess damage for the deposit (§15B(1)(a)). A clause allowing entry for any other reason is void. The statute sets no notice period, but giving reasonable advance notice outside emergencies is sound practice.

Required disclosures in Massachusetts

Under the Attorney General’s regulations, a written lease must also state clearly the names, addresses and phone numbers of the owner and of anyone responsible for maintenance and repairs, and who is authorized to receive notices and service of process for the owner. Including any term that violates the law is itself an unfair practice (940 CMR 3.17(3)).

  • Lead paint — Federal lead warning and disclosure for pre-1978 housing (42 U.S.C. §4852d), plus the Massachusetts Tenant Lead Law Notification and Certification form. Under the state Lead Law, an owner must abate or contain lead hazards in any unit where a child under six lives (M.G.L. c. 111 §§197, 197A).
  • Deposit paperwork — The deposit receipt, the 30-day bank-account notice and the 10-day statement of condition (§15B).
  • Copy of the lease — The landlord must give the tenant a copy of the signed lease within 30 days; any clause waiving this is void (§15D).
  • Nonpayment form — The state form that must accompany any nonpayment notice to quit (§31).

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