Housing and Rental Property Related

regulation

• Housing - 105 CMR 410 - State Sanitary Code Chapter II - Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation

framingham board of health regulation

• Rental Unit Certification Regulation

application

• Rental (Pre-Rental) Application

Forms, Helpful Information & Resources

• Buying or Selling Property with a Septic System
• CDC Bed Bug Fact Sheet
• EPA - Bed Bugs: Get Them Out & Keep Them Out
• Electric Submetering in Massachusetts
• Guidance on Exemptions from Title 5 System Inspections
• Plumbing & Gas Fitting Applications & Forms (State)
• Submetering Certification Form
• MA Law About Submetering Water for Tenants

Lead Information

• Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP)
• Lead Brochures & Fact Sheets
• Lead and Your Child's Health
• Massachusetts Lead Law
• Resources for Finding & Removing Lead

A Compilation of Laws, Regulations, Cases & Web Sources on Landlord & Tenant Law in General

• Massachusetts Law About Landlord & Tenant

MINIMUM HEATING REQUIREMENTS

The owner shall provide heat in every habitable room and every room containing a toilet, shower, or bathtub to at least 68°F (20° C) between 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. and at least 64°F (17° C) between 11:01 p.m. and 6:59 a.m. every day other than during the period from June 15th - September 15th, both inclusive, in each year except and to the extent the occupant is required to provide the fuel under a written letting agreement.

The temperature shall at no time exceed 78°F (25° C) during the heating season. The temperature may be read and the requirement shall be met at a height of 5 feet above floor level on a wall any point more than 5 feet from the exterior wall. The number of days per year during which heat must be provided in accordance with 105 CMR 410.000 may be increased or decreased through a variance granted in accordance with the provisions of 105 CMR 410.840 notwithstanding the prohibitions of the 1st clause of the 1st sentence of 105 CMR 410.840(A).