{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-186-4","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 4","heading":"Liability of tenant for rent for proportion of land in possession","body":"Section 4. A person in possession of land out of which rent is due shall be liable for the amount or proportion of rent due from the land in his possession although it is only a part of that originally demised.","path":["Part II","Title I","Chapter 186"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter186/Section4","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:26Z","sha256":"2852ef6cced480522ab7ee9f30cce9e3b4a8f4652524eed215e2dc43b41a2552","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-186-3","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-186-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}