Massachusetts has no general statute requiring advance notice before a landlord enters. M.G.L. c. 186 § 15B(1)(a) instead limits when a lease may permit entry — to inspect, make repairs, show the unit, after a court order, or if the unit appears abandoned — but sets no fixed notice period like 24 or 48 hours.
Massachusetts does not have a statewide statute setting a specific advance-notice requirement (such as 24 hours) for landlord entry. The closest provision, M.G.L. c. 186 § 15B(1)(a), governs what a lease or rental agreement may allow: a landlord may enter to inspect the premises, make repairs, show the unit to prospective tenants, purchasers, mortgagees, or their agents, in accordance with a court order, if the premises appear to have been abandoned, or to inspect within the last 30 days of the tenancy or after notice of termination to determine damages. The statute does not prescribe a notice period or hours of entry. In practice, entry must also respect the tenant's right to quiet enjoyment under c. 186 § 14.
No specific entry-notice penalty in § 15B(1)(a). Entry that interferes with a tenant's quiet enjoyment may expose a landlord to liability under M.G.L. c. 186 § 14 (up to three months' rent or actual damages, plus costs and attorney's fees).
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