The rule
- Notice, month-to-month
- 30 days
- Statewide rent control
- No
- Notice
- A tenancy at will is changed by a termination notice (the rental period or 30 days, whichever is longer) that may offer new terms (c. 186, § 12). Lease rent can’t be raised mid-term unless the lease allows it.
- Rent control
- Local rent control is banned (G.L. c. 40P, § 4, adopted by 1994 ballot).
Law: M.G.L. c. 186, § 12; c. 40P, § 4
Last reviewed September 30, 2026
Not legal advice. Statutes change; check the linked section.