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Who Pays the Utilities? The landlord must pay: Hot Water and Heat: Unless the lease says you pay. Gas and Electricity: Unless you signed an agreement that says you pay and there is a separate meter for your apartment.
Under the state Consumer Protection Act, called ?Chapter 93A,? it is illegal for a landlord to threaten, attempt, or actually use any unfair or deceptive acts against you or anyone in your house.
In addition, the Massachusetts Communities and Development Housing Services Program or the local housing court can help resolve a dispute between a landlord and a tenant. If you need help, please contact the Attorney General's Consumer Hotline at (617) 727-8400.
As a tenant Your landlord must provide your property with the right recycling containers and information on what you can and cannot recycle. You can also use My eAccount to request containers. Please make sure you know your recycling and rubbish collection day and keep it properly stored and presented on the right day.
Landlords: Should provide adequate cooking, bathroom and waste disposal facilities. In large HMOs, landlords must provide enough bins and adequate means of disposing of rubbish.
Harassment can be anything a landlord does, or fails to do, that makes you feel unsafe in the property or forces you to leave. Harassment can include: stopping services, like electricity. withholding keys, for example there are 2 tenants in a property but the landlord will only give 1 key.
If the landlord tries to raise the rent, terminate or otherwise change your tenancy within six months of when you contact the Board of Health, join a tenants' organization, or exercise other legal rights, the landlord's action will be considered retaliation against you, unless the landlord can prove otherwise.
In Massachusetts, if a landlord interferes or fails to make repairs which result in an interference with your right to use and enjoy your apartment, this may be a breach of quiet enjoyment. The fact that you might owe rent does not prevent you from bringing this type of lawsuit.
Kitchens: The landlord must provide within the kitchen: a sink of sufficient size and capacity for washing dishes and kitchen utensils, a stove and oven in good repair (unless your written lease requires you to provide your own), and space and proper facilities for the installation of a refrigerator.
Landlords have a duty under New Jersey landlord-tenant law to maintain their rental property in a safe and decent condition. This duty applies to all leases, whether written or oral. The duty to keep rental units safe and decent is called the warranty of habitability.