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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 15D (2026)

Oral agreement to execute lease; delivery of lease copy; penalty; waiver

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Section 15D. A lessor who has agreed orally to execute a lease and obtains the signature of the lessee shall, within thirty days thereafter, deliver a copy of said lease to the lessee, duly signed and executed by said lessor. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars. Any waiver of this provision in any lease or other rental agreement shall be void and unenforceable.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1985–2008 · leading case: Greenstein v. Flatley, 474 N.E.2d 1130 (Mass. App. Ct. 1985).
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Greenstein v. Flatley, 474 N.E.2d 1130 (Mass. App. Ct. 1985). “6 Indeed, such a provision would be contrary to G. L. c. 186, § 15D, which requires a lessor who has agreed orally to execute a lease and who has obtained a signed lease from a lessee to deliver a countersigned copy to the lessee on pain of a $300 fine.”
Dolben Co. v. Friedmann, 2008 Mass. App. Div. 1 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 2008). · cites it 3× “While it is undisputed that Dolben faded to return the fully executed lease to Friedmann or otherwise comport with the letter of G.L.c. 186, §15D and 940 CMR 3 .17(3) (c), Friedmann’s arguments fall short because she is unable to demonstrate any resulting harm.”
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