Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 11A (2026)

Termination of lease for nonpayment of rent

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Section 11A. Upon the neglect or refusal by the tenant to pay the rent due under a written lease of premises for other than dwelling purposes, the landlord shall be entitled to terminate the lease either (i) in accordance with the provisions of the lease or (ii) in the absence of such lease provisions, by at least fourteen days notice to quit, given in writing to the tenant. If a landlord terminates the lease by at least fourteen days notice pursuant to clause (ii) of the preceding sentence, the tenant shall be entitled to cure on or before the day the answer is due in any action by the landlord to recover possession of the premises, by paying or tendering to the landlord or to his attorney all rent then due, with interest and costs of such action. The rights to cure provided herein, shall apply only to termination pursuant to clause (ii) and shall not apply to termination in accordance with the provisions of the lease.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 9 cases, 1995–2010 · leading case: Norfolk & Dedham Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Morrison, 924 N.E.2d 260 (Mass. 2010).

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Norfolk & Dedham Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Morrison, 924 N.E.2d 260 (Mass. 2010). “186, § 10 (relating to “dwelling house”); G. L. c. 186, § 11A (termination of nonresidential leases); G.”

In Re Everest Crossing, LLC, 416 B.R. 361 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2009). “” M.G.L. c. 186, § 11A. Because there is a written lease and it specified the manner of terminating the lease for defaults, the determination of whether there was proper termination requires reference to the default and termination provisions of the Lease.”

Banco Do Brasil, S.A. v. 275 Washington Street Corp., 750 F. Supp. 2d 279 (D. Mass. 2010). “Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 11A provides: Upon the neglect or refusal by the tenant to pay the rent due under a written lease of premises for other than dwelling purposes, the landlord shall be entitled to terminate the lease either (i) in accordance with the provisions of the…”

Wood Mill, LLC v. Psychological Ctr., Inc., 2006 Mass. App. Div. 88 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 2006). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to G.L.c. 186, §11A, a commercial landlord may terminate a written lease for the commercial tenant’s nonpayment of rent either “(i) in accordance with the provisions of the lease or (ii) in the absence of such lease provisions, by at least fourteen days notice to quit,…”

Caplis v. Richard, 15 Mass. L. Rptr. 54 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2002). · cites it 2× “186, §11 nor G.L.c. 186, §11A, upon both of which the tenants appear to rely, are pertinent to the instant dispute because both deal with a tenant’s right to cure a nonpayment of rent in the context of a “written lease.”

Clegg v. Vaughan, 7 Mass. L. Rptr. 34 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1997). “1 The tenant claims that service of the notice to quit was not properly made, see G.L.c. 186, §11A; and that she is due damages for sanitary code violations, see G.”

Clegg v. Vaughan, 7 Mass. L. Rptr. 134 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1997). “In a Memorandum of Decision and Order dated May 13, 1997, this Court found that the notice to quit was not timely served on Vaughan in accordance with G.L.c. 186, §11A [7 Mass. L. Rptr. No. 2, 34 (July 21, 1997).”

Astro Realty Trust v. Reveo D.S., Inc., 8 Mass. L. Rptr. 499 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1998). “If, as Brooks claims, the parties intended to incorporate G.L.c. 186, § 11A into the Lease, the first sentence of Part 21, to the extent it addresses unpaid rent (as opposed to rent deductions), would be superfluous.”

Bavosi v. Harrington, 1995 Mass. App. Div. 57 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 1995). “The written notice as given tracks G.L.c. 186, §11A in that it provided 14 days not 10 within which to cure the default.”

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