Massachusetts Standard Rental Agreement
1. Parties. The parties to this agreement are the Landlord:
Name: _____________________________________
Address:____________________________________
City/State/Zip: _________________________ phone#____________________
The Tenant:
Name: _____________________________________
Address:____________________________________
City/State/Zip: _________________________ phone#____________________
2. Property. Landlord rents to Tenant a dwelling located at:
Address: ___________________________________
City/State/Zip: ______________________________
3.Term. The term of this lease shall be ____________ commencing on: ____ of ___________,
_____ until ____ of ____________, _____. This lease shall automatically self-extend under the
same terms and conditions as the initial lease and shall continue in full force and effect from
month- to -month unless and until otherwise terminated.
4. Rent. The rent shall be $ ____________ / month payable on the ____________ day of every
month, in advance, so long as this lease is in force.
5. Appliances. The following appliances and furniture: Stove, refrigerator,
_________________________________________ are included in the rental of these premises.
6. Security Deposit. Upon the execution of this Agreement, Tenant shall deposit with Landlord
the sum of ____________________________________________ Dollars ($____________)
Receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by the Landlord, as security for any damage
caused to the Premises during the term of the lease. In accordance with ALM GL ch. 186, §
15B, such deposit received by the Landlord shall be held in a separate, interest-bearing
account in a bank, located within the Commonwealth under such terms as will place such
deposit beyond the claim of creditors of the Landlord. Such deposit shall be returned to the
Tenant, with interest at the rate of five per cent per year or other such lesser amount of
interest as has been received from the bank