Massachusetts Late Rent Notice

A free Massachusetts late rent notice that follows Massachusetts law. Fill in the boxes, check the rules below, then print or copy it. Keep a copy and proof of how you sent it.

What Massachusetts law says

Late fees	No interest or penalty for late rent may be charged until rent is 30 days overdue. There is no statutory dollar or percentage cap. Source: G.L. c. 186, § 15B(1)(c)
Notice for unpaid rent	14 days' written notice to quit. For tenants at will: a tenant who has not received a similar notice in the previous 12 months can cure by paying the full rent due within 10 days after receiving the notice, and the notice must state this right. For tenants with a lease: the tenant can cure by paying all rent due, plus interest and costs, on or before the day the answer is due in the eviction case. Source: G.L. c. 186, §§ 11, 12, 31

Late fees

No interest or penalty for late rent may be charged until rent is 30 days overdue. There is no statutory dollar or percentage cap.

Source: G.L. c. 186, § 15B(1)(c)

Notice for unpaid rent

14 days' written notice to quit. For tenants at will: a tenant who has not received a similar notice in the previous 12 months can cure by paying the full rent due within 10 days after receiving the notice, and the notice must state this right. For tenants with a lease: the tenant can cure by paying all rent due, plus interest and costs, on or before the day the answer is due in the eviction case.

Source: G.L. c. 186, §§ 11, 12, 31

Fill in your letter

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To: [tenant name(s)]

Premises: [rental address]

Rent of $[rent amount] for [rental period] was due on [due date] and has not been received.

Under your lease, a late fee of $[late fee] applies. Massachusetts limits on late fees: G.L. c. 186, § 15B(1)(c).

Total now due: $[total due]. Please pay by [date] to [payment method].

This is a reminder, not an eviction notice. Before filing an eviction case, a landlord must give the separate notice Massachusetts law requires.

Date: [today's date]
Landlord or agent: [your name]
Signature: ____________________

How to send it: use a method you can prove — certified mail with return receipt, or email/text if your lease allows notices that way. Write down the date.

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