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• Update: December 2024

  Dear Subscriber:

  Thank you for updating your reference library with the 2024 edition of Residential and Commercial Landlord-Tenant Practice in Massachusetts . This edition brings the latest in landlord-tenant law and procedure within your immediate reach—for fast answers to the questions that arise most frequently in your practice.

  There have been numerous important developments in the two years since this publication was last updated. Highlights from the 2024 edition include

  • enactment of the Affordable Homes Act, which included, among other provisions, mandatory language for tenant rental applications and pro-tections for sealed eviction records;

  • extensive procedural changes set forth in Housing Court Standing Or-der No. 1-23, effective June 5, 2023:g
    • use of eSummons to obtain a summons and complaint for a sum-mary process action in Housing Court;
    • establishment of a two-tier process for Housing Court proceedings, with an initial date for mediation and negotiation and a subsequent trial date; and
    • specification of the kinds of events that would normally be con-ducted through in-person and remote hearings;

  • an overview of notices to quit;

  • a 2023 Appeals Court case permitting the use of email to invoke a non-renewal provision in a commercial lease despite contrary provisions in the lease document;

  • recent case law on liquidated damages; and

  • updated discussions of postforeclosure eviction and related issues such as use and occupancy payments, appeal bonds, bankruptcy, and pre-foreclosure face-to-face meetings.

  With this latest edition, Residential and Commercial Landlord-Tenant Practice in Massachusetts remains an essential companion for any lawyer handling a landlord-tenant mat-ter in Massachusetts. We at MCLE thank you for your ongoing support of this product, as we continue our efforts to bring you the latest solutions to the issues you face in your practice.

  Cordially,

  MCLE Press

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Introduction

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The Law of Restrictive Covenants

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Negotiating and Drafting Noncompetition Agreements

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Enforcing and Defending Against Noncompetition Agreements

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Other Laws

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