{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-186-15d","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 15D","heading":"Oral agreement to execute lease; delivery of lease copy; penalty; waiver","body":"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.","path":["Part II","Title I","Chapter 186"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter186/Section15D","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:26Z","sha256":"ec317bf155c8dbffa1afecedcd34f0ba61b4014d9bd630bcdc0d6181db7a6a6d","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-186-15c","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-186-15e"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}