{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-186-25","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 25","heading":"Refusal of rental agreement or assistance based on termination of rental agreement under Sec. 24 or request for change of lock under Sec. 26 prohibited","body":"Section 25. An owner shall not refuse to enter into a rental agreement, nor shall a housing subsidy provider deny assistance, based on an applicant having terminated a rental agreement under section 24 or based upon an applicant having requested a change of locks under section 26.","path":["Part II","Title I","Chapter 186"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter186/Section25","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:27Z","sha256":"9eef0d7f0d2f331b0a7b9496c13d7c554d5ec7c6e8302da0082332a0299f3af9","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-186-24","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-186-26"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}