Massachusetts Manufactured Housing Community Permitted Rent Increase Notice
Massachusetts Manufactured Housing Community Permitted Rent Increase Notice
Before you use this: Use only for a rent increase already permitted by the current occupancy agreement without creating or renewing a tenancy. Identify that agreement clause and calculate the increase it allows. Give this written notice to each affected resident and any tenants' association at least 30 days before the effective date, or earlier if the agreement requires. Check whether a rent-control rule or an existing discontinuance notice restricts the increase. This form does not handle a new tenancy at will at increased rent under M.G.L. c. 140, § 32J(5).
Notice date: [__/__/____]
To resident: [FULL NAME]
Home site and community address: [SITE NUMBER, COMMUNITY NAME, STREET, CITY, MA ZIP]
From operator/licensee: [NAME, CAPACITY, MAILING ADDRESS]
Notice of permitted rent increase
Under the existing occupancy agreement dated [__/__/____], section [NUMBER] permits the following rent adjustment without a new or renewed tenancy: [INSERT THE OPERATIVE AGREEMENT LANGUAGE OR ATTACH IT].
The site rent will change as follows:
| Item | Current amount | Amount beginning on effective date |
|---|---|---|
| Site rent per [MONTH / OTHER AGREED PERIOD] | $[____] | $[____] |
| Separately listed permitted charge, if changing | $[____] | $[____] |
| Total periodic amount | $[____] | $[____] |
Dollar increase in site rent: $[____]. Percentage increase in site rent: [____]%. Calculation under the agreement: [FORMULA, INPUTS, INDEX PERIOD OR SCHEDULED AMOUNT].
Effective date: [__/__/____]. First regular payment date at the new amount: [__/__/____]. The required notice period was calculated from [DELIVERY DATE AND METHOD] under [AGREEMENT CLAUSE / APPLICABLE RULE].
The increase applies equally to residents in the same class, as follows: [DEFINE CLASS AND THE COMPARABLE ADJUSTMENT]. Any difference among residents of a similar class is explained by [SPECIFIC FACTS AND AGREEMENT TERMS / WRITE NONE].
Applicable rent-control review: ☐ No controlling rent-control rule identified after review ☐ Applicable rule and authorization: [IDENTIFY RULE, DECISION AND PERMITTED AMOUNT].
Discontinuance-notice review: ☐ No discontinuance notice currently affects this site ☐ A discontinuance notice is active; this form is withheld pending review of the separate rent limit.
Other existing occupancy terms remain as stated in the agreement. This notice does not terminate the current tenancy, create a new tenancy or require the resident to sign a renewal.
Operator or authorized agent signature: ______________________________
Printed name and capacity: [________________________________]
Date signed: [__/__/____]
Resident and association delivery record
I gave a copy of this written notice to the resident named above by [METHOD] at [ADDRESS] on [__/__/____]. Receipt or delivery evidence: [DESCRIPTION].
☐ A tenants' association exists; I gave it a copy by [METHOD] at [ADDRESS] on [__/__/____]. Representative and evidence: [NAME / RECORD].
☐ No tenants' association was identified after checking [RECORDS OR OTHER BASIS].
Person completing record and signature: [NAME] ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
Sources and References
About this template
- Last updated
- November 6, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 6, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Massachusetts
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- M.G.L. c. 140, § 32L(2)
- 940 CMR 10.01 (nondiscriminatory rent increase)
- 940 CMR 10.02(7)-(8), 10.03(10)
- M.G.L. c. 140, § 32J(5) (separate new-tenancy route)
Landlord-tenant paperwork governs who can stay in a property, on what terms, and what happens when something goes wrong. Leases, notices to quit, security deposit demands, and habitability complaints all have state and often city-specific requirements for timing, content, and service. Getting the paperwork right is what makes an eviction actually succeed or a security deposit actually come back, because judges regularly dismiss cases over small procedural mistakes.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on November 6, 2026.
M.G.L. c. 140, § 32L(2) (checked November 6, 2026): "Any rule or change in rent which does not apply uniformly to all manufactured home residents of a similar class shall create a rebuttable presumption that such rule or change in rent is unfair."
940 CMR 10.01 (nondiscriminatory rent increase) (checked November 6, 2026): "proposed rental increases, to the extent permitted by occupancy agreements, that are apportioned equally among similarly situated tenants in the community"
940 CMR 10.02(7)-(8) (permitted increase) (checked November 6, 2026): "except as permitted: (a) under the occupancy agreement, (b) under M.G.L. c. 186, § 12 with respect to a tenancy at will, or (c) in accordance with any applicable rent control law"
940 CMR 10.02(7) (rent control) (checked November 6, 2026): "except as permitted pursuant to such rent control law"
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