{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-186a-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186A, § 5","heading":"Claim by foreclosing owner to set new use and occupancy rate","body":"Section 5. If a foreclosing owner disagrees with the amount of rent or use and occupancy rates that a tenant-at-will or lessee pays to the foreclosing owner, the foreclosing owner may bring a claim in district or superior court or the housing court to claim that the rent is unreasonable and set a new use and occupancy rate. A bona fide lease between the foreclosed-upon owner and the lessee or proof of rental payment to the foreclosed-upon owner shall be presumed reasonable.","path":["Part II","Title I","Chapter 186A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter186A/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:27Z","sha256":"407ac14e9f61980b7ffcfbb66694e738d151c8c45dd8517ba44c46d09601f529","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-186a-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-186a-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}