{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-186-13a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 13A","heading":"Tenants deemed to be at will upon foreclosure of residential real property; status of tenancy agreements where rental payment subsidized under state or federal law","body":"Section 13A. Upon a foreclosure of residential real property pursuant to chapter 244, a tenant, occupying a dwelling unit under an unexpired term for years or a lease for a definite term in effect at the time of the foreclosure by sale, shall be deemed a tenant at will. Foreclosure shall not affect the tenancy agreement of a tenant whose rental payment is subsidized under state or federal law and the foreclosing entity shall assume the lease and rental subsidy contract with the rental subsidy administrator.","path":["Part II","Title I","Chapter 186"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter186/Section13A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:26Z","sha256":"b004333f409d88fa8cb8df0c912462a8819072dfa0771d62ee7c3a3c3b494969","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-186-13","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-186-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}