Housing Court information
Official website
The official website for the Massachusetts Housing Court. Search court dockets, calendars, case information, and find more information about the Housing Court.
Housing Court forms
A list of forms for the Housing Court. This includes the required forms for summary process cases, small claims, civil cases, and eviction sealing, as well as things like general motions.
Housing Court resources
This site provides an overview of support services available to tenants, landlords, and others involved in housing-related legal proceedings in Massachusetts. The Housing Court Resources page outlines free mediation via the court’s Housing Specialist Department, access to Court Service Centers (for self-represented parties), and a “Lawyer for the Day” program offering free legal advice.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions include how to contact the Housing Court, requesting reasonable accommodations, filing in the Housing Court, and more.
Locations and contact information
Search and find Housing Court locations across the Commonwealth.
Summary process (eviction) information
Learn more about the rules that govern summary process (eviction) cases.
Uniform Summary Process Rules (USPR)
The Uniform Summary Process Rules (USPR) sets out the standardized procedures for summary-process (eviction and related) cases in Massachusetts’ trial courts, including requirements for how summons must be served, how and when cases are filed and scheduled for trial, how answers and motions are handled, and the availability of jury trials, among other rules.
Housing Court Standing Orders
The Housing Court Standing Orders lists all the Massachusetts Housing Court Standing Orders. This includes orders for the “Lawyer for a Day” program and interim standing orders.
Other resources
Court Service Center
Court Service Centers are committed to providing court users equal access to the Courts by helping navigate the Court System. Court Service Centers can answer basic questions, help with court forms, give information about court rules, procedures, and practices, and connect you with community resources. All Court Service Centers are free to court users, but there may be other fees associated with a case, such as filing fees.
Tenancy Preservation Program
The Tenancy Preservation Program (TPP) is a homelessness prevention program that helps find solutions to disability-related issues. TPP works as a neutral party to the landlord and tenant and works in consultation with the Housing Court Department.
Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC)
The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) was established to create more homes and lower housing costs for Massachusetts residents. The EOHLC distributes funding to municipalities, oversees the state-aided public housing portfolio, and operates the state’s Emergency Family Shelter program.
Mental health resources
Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL)
Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL) is dedicated to helping the legal community by providing consultations (clinical, practice management, and third party directed), education through regular programming such as panels, programs, and webinars, and outreach.