The law states that a landlord must deliver an executed copy of the lease within 30 days of signing it. Additionally there is a case "Henchey v. Rathbun" that allowed the tenant to void the lease by not delivering the lease with in a reasonable amount of time.
I did not receive my lease for 4 months after I had signed in (and only received it after I had mentioned I had no copy of the lease to reference). In those 4 months I became very disatisfied with the apartment, and was wondering the likelihood I can use this law to get out of my lease?
Please help!
What can I do if my landlord has violated Massachusetts G.L. c 93A; 940 C.M.R 4.17(3)(c)?
Unless you have a documentary trail of evidence, probably not good. Essentially unless you requested a copy of the lease in writing and have proof of mailing, its your word against theirs. ie if the landlord states you were given a copy when the lease was first executed, what is your proof that you didn't get a copy?
chrysanthemum
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